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Where does “reemerge” come from?

Reemerge comes from English re- plus emerge, which derives from Middle French emerger, from Latin emergere, composed of ex- (out) and a root from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn or bend).

reemerge (English): To emerge again, to come into view after having...

Definitions

  1. To emerge again, to come into view after having...

Ancestry of “reemerge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
2Middle Englishre-—
3Old Frenchre-re-
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
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