Where does “redivivus” come from?
redivivus (English) comes from Latin redivivus, 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.
redivivus (English): Living again; brought back to life
Definitions
- Living again; brought back to life
Ancestry of “redivivus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | redivivus | restored to life; renewed, renovated; secondhand |
| 2 | Latin | red- | Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re- |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |