Where does “reconfine” come from?
reconfine (English) comes from English confine, from Middle French confiner, from Middle French confins, from Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from Latin confinis, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
reconfine (English): To confine again
Definitions
- To confine again
Ancestry of “reconfine”, step by step
reconfine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English confine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | confine | To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or... |
| 2 | Middle French | confiner | — |
| 3 | Middle French | confins | — |
| 4 | Latin | confines | nominative masculine plural of cōnfīnis;... |
| 5 | Latin | confinium | confine; border; limit |
| 6 | Latin | confinis | bordering on, adjoining, contiguous |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |