Where does “reconvict” come from?
reconvict (English) comes from English convict, from Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convīctus, from Latin convīvō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
reconvict (English): To convict again
Ancestry of “reconvict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | convict | to find guilty; to convince, persuade; to cause ... |
| 2 | Middle English | convicten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | convicter | to convict |
| 4 | Latin | convīctus | — |
| 5 | Latin | convīvō | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |