Where does “regroom” come from?

regroom (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.

regroom (English): To groom again

Definitions

  1. To groom again

Ancestry of “regroom”, step by step

regroom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreAbout, regarding, with reference to; especially...
2EnglishreinsuranceInsurance purchased by insurance companies that...
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-
5Old Frenchre-re- again; once more
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via English groom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgroomA man who is about to marry; A person who cares...
2EnglishbridegroomA man in the context of his own wedding; one who...
3Middle EnglishbrydgromeAlternative form of bridegome
4Middle EnglishbridegomeA groom; a man recently married or to be married;...
5Old Englishbrȳdgumabridegroom
6Proto-West Germanic*brūdigumōbridegroom, husband of the bride
7Proto-Germanicbrūdigumôbridegroom, husband of the bride
8Proto-Germanicgumôman
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
11Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
12Proto-Indo-European-mi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-