Where does “reendow” come from?
reendow (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reendow (English): To endow again
Definitions
- To endow again
Ancestry of “reendow”, step by step
reendow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English endow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endow | To provide with a dower or a dowry; To give... |
| 2 | Middle English | endowen | To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | endouer | — |
| 4 | Old French | douer | to endow |
| 5 | Latin | doto | I endow |
| 6 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |