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Where does “reformational” come from?

reformational (English) comes from English reformation, from Middle English reformacioun, from Middle French reformation, from Latin reformatio, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

reformational (English): Of or pertaining to reformation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to reformation

Ancestry of “reformational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreformationAn improvement in the existing form or condition...
2Middle Englishreformacioun—
3Middle Frenchreformation—
4Latinreformatioreform, reformation, change
5Latinrefōrmō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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