Where does “redound” come from?
Redound comes from Old French redunder, from Latin redundo, combining Latin re- and unda meaning wave, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots expressing water and flowing motion.
redound (English): To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids)
Definitions
- To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids)
Ancestry of “redound”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | redunder | to rebound; to overflow; to be overly abundant |
| 2 | Latin | redundo | I overflow, abound; I pour or spout forth or out;... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |