Where does “recreation” come from?
Creation derives from Middle English re-, Latin recreatio meaning restoration or refreshment, Latin creo meaning to make or produce, and the Proto-Indo-European root wer- meaning to turn or bend.
recreation (English): Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts...
Definitions
- Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts...
Ancestry of “recreation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | recreacion | — |
| 2 | Latin | recreatio | restoration, recovery |
| 3 | Latin | recreō | to create again or anew, restore, recreate |
| 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 |