Where does “reclamation” come from?
Reclamation derives from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio, a noun formation using the -tio suffix from Latin clamo meaning "to cry out," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root wer-.
reclamation (English): The act of reclaiming or the state of being...
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- The act of reclaiming or the state of being...
Ancestry of “reclamation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | réclamation | — |
| 2 | Latin | rēclāmātiō | complaint (a cry of opposition or disapprobation), protest |
| 3 | Latin | reclāmō | to cry out, exclaim, protest or shout against, contradict loudly |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |