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Where does “redhibitory” come from?

redhibitory (English) comes from Late Latin redhibitorius, from Latin redhibeo, from Latin red-, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

redhibitory (English): Of or pertaining to redhibition; prohibitive

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to redhibition; prohibitive

Ancestry of “redhibitory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinredhibitorius—
2LatinredhibeoI take, carry or give back, return; I receive or...
3Latinred-Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re-
4Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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