Where does “redescriber” come from?
redescriber (English) comes from English redescribe, from English describe, from Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
redescriber (English): One who redescribes
Definitions
- One who redescribes
Ancestry of “redescriber”, step by step
redescriber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English redescribe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | redescribe | To describe again |
| 2 | English | describe | To represent in words; To represent by drawing;... |
| 3 | Middle English | descriven | — |
| 4 | Old French | descrivre | to describe |
| 5 | Latin | dēscrībō | to copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |