Where does “recommenceth” come from?
recommenceth (English) comes from English recommence, from Middle French recommencer, from Old French recommencier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “recommenceth”, step by step
recommenceth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recommence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recommence | To begin again |
| 2 | Middle French | recommencer | — |
| 3 | Old French | recommencier | to restart |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |