Where does “recension” come from?
Recension comes from Latin recensio, derived from Latin recenseo meaning to review or examine, from Latin re- combined with a root from Proto-Italic wre and Proto-Indo-European wert- and wer-.
recension (English): A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey; A...
Definitions
- A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey; A...
Ancestry of “recension”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | recēnsiō | an enumeration, review, reassessment |
| 2 | Latin | recēnseō | to count, enumerate, reckon or survey |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |