Where does “re-user” come from?
re-user (English) comes from English re-use, from English reuse, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
re-user (English): Agent noun of re-use; one who re-uses
Definitions
- Agent noun of re-use; one who re-uses
Ancestry of “re-user”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | re-use | Alternative spelling of reuse |
| 2 | English | reuse | The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |