Where does “record” come from?
Record comes from French record, from Latin recordor meaning "to remember," composed of the prefix re- and a root from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning "to perceive or watch."
record (English): An item of information put into a temporary or...
Definitions
- An item of information put into a temporary or...
Ancestry of “record”, step by step
record traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French record
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | record | record |
| 2 | Old French | record | recollection, testimony |
| 3 | Old French | recorder | to record; to register; to recall; to remember |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | recordare | second-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | recordor | I call to mind, remember, recall, recollect |
| 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 |
via Middle English recorden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | recorden | to repeat, to report |
via Middle English recorde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | recorde | — |