Where does “reburgeon” come from?
reburgeon (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reburgeon (English): To burgeon again
Definitions
- To burgeon again
Ancestry of “reburgeon”, step by step
reburgeon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |
via English burgeon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burgeon | A bud, sprout, shoot; To grow or expand; To swell... |
| 2 | Middle English | burjon | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | burjun | — |
| 4 | Frankish | burjo | sprout, offshoot, descendant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burjô | descendant, son; sprout, descendant, offshoot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |