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Where does “readmission” come from?

Readmission comes from English re- plus admission, which derives from Latin admissio, the noun form of admittere, combining Latin ad- and mittere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and wer-.

readmission (English): a second or subsequent admission

Definitions

  1. a second or subsequent admission

Ancestry of “readmission”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
2Middle Englishre-—
3Old Frenchre-re-
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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