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Where does “reentrant” come from?

Reentrant comes from English entrant, from French entrant, from French entrer meaning "to enter," from Latin intrare with the prefix re-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

reentrant (English): Reentering; pointing inward; Such that the...

Definitions

  1. Reentering; pointing inward; Such that the...

Ancestry of “reentrant”, 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

Words derived from “reentrant”

  • macroreentrant
  • reentrancy
  • microreentrant
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