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Where does “reestablish” come from?

Reestablish derives from Middle English re- plus Old French re- plus Latin re- combined with Latin stare, meaning "to stand," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.

reestablish (English): To establish again; To restore to a previously...

Definitions

  1. To establish again; To restore to a previously...

Ancestry of “reestablish”, 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 “reestablish”

  • reestablisher
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