Where does “redoubtable” come from?
Redoubtable comes from French redoutable, formed from Middle French redoubter combined with the suffix -able, ultimately derived from Latin -abilis.
redoubtable (English): Eliciting respect or fear; imposing;...
Definitions
- Eliciting respect or fear; imposing;...
Ancestry of “redoubtable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | redoutable | frightening; formidable; redoubtable |
| 2 | French | redouter | to dread, to fear |
| 3 | Middle French | redoubter | to fear; to be afraid of |
| 4 | Old French | redoter | to fear |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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