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Where does “redistribution” come from?

Redistribution comes from Latin re- (again) and distributio (a dividing up), itself from Latin distribuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes (three).

redistribution (English): The act of changing the distribution of...

Definitions

  1. The act of changing the distribution of...

Ancestry of “redistribution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistributionAn act of distributing or state of being...
2Old Frenchdistribution—
3Latindistributiodivision, distribution
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “redistribution”

  • redistributional
  • redistributionist
  • redistributionism
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