Where does “reenergisation” come from?
reenergisation (English) comes from English energisation, from English energise, from English energy, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Ancestry of “reenergisation”, step by step
reenergisation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English energisation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | energisation | Alternative form of energization |
| 2 | English | energise | Alternative form of energize |
| 3 | English | energy | The impetus behind all motion and all activity;... |
| 4 | Middle French | énergie | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | energia | energy; efficiency |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνέργεια | activity, operation, vigour; workmanship;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργής | active, effective |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |