Where does “reentrain” come from?
reentrain (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.
reentrain (English): To entrain again or differently
Definitions
- To entrain again or differently
Ancestry of “reentrain”, step by step
reentrain 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 entrain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entrain | To draw along as a current does; To suspend small... |
| 2 | English | train | Elongated portion; Connected sequence of people... |
| 3 | Middle English | train | — |
| 4 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 5 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 7 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |