Where does “reeducation” come from?
Reeducation comes from English re- plus education, which derives from Middle French éducation, from Latin educatio, built on Latin re- (again) and Latin educere (to lead out), from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn or bend).
reeducation (English): the act of educating again or anew so as to...
Definitions
- the act of educating again or anew so as to...
Ancestry of “reeducation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 2 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 3 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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