Where does “rebuker” come from?
rebuker (English) comes from English rebuke, from Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
rebuker (English): One who rebukes
Ancestry of “rebuker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rebuke | A harsh criticism; To criticise harshly; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | rebuken | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | rebuker | to beat back, {{l|en|repel}}; to rebuke |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |