Where does “regeneration” come from?
Regeneration comes from Middle French regeneracion, from Old French re- prefixed to Latin generātiō (the act of producing or bringing forth), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn or bend.
regeneration (English): rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair...
Definitions
- rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair...
Ancestry of “regeneration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | regeneratio | regeneration; being born again |
| 2 | Latin | regenerō | to produce or bring forth again; to reproduce or regenerate |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |