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Where does “reduplicative” come from?

reduplicative (English) comes from English reduplicate, from Latin reduplicātus, from Latin reduplicāre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reduplicative (English): Formed by redoubling; reduplicate, double; A word...

Definitions

  1. Formed by redoubling; reduplicate, double; A word...

Ancestry of “reduplicative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreduplicatedoubled; valvate with the margins curved...
2Latinreduplicātus—
3Latinreduplicāre—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reduplicative”

  • nonreduplicative
  • reduplicatively
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