Where does “reclaim” come from?
Reclaim derives from Middle English recleymen, from Anglo-Norman reclamer, from Latin reclamo meaning "to cry out against," from Latin clamo meaning "to call or shout," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning "to speak."
reclaim (English): To return land to a suitable condition for use;...
Definitions
- To return land to a suitable condition for use;...
Ancestry of “reclaim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | reclaymen | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | reclamer | to implore; to shout to |
| 3 | Old French | reclamer | to implore; to shout to |
| 4 | Latin | reclāmō | to cry out, exclaim, protest or shout against, contradict loudly |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |