Where does “reduplicativity” come from?
reduplicativity (English) comes from English reduplicative, from English reduplicate, from Latin reduplicātus, from Latin reduplicāre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
reduplicativity (English): The quality of being reduplicative
Definitions
- The quality of being reduplicative
Ancestry of “reduplicativity”, step by step
reduplicativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reduplicative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reduplicative | Formed by redoubling; reduplicate, double; A word... |
| 2 | English | reduplicate | doubled; valvate with the margins curved... |
| 3 | Latin | reduplicātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | reduplicāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |