Where does “regroup” come from?
Regroup comes from French regrouper, formed from French re- (from Latin re-) and Latin re- (from Proto-Italic wre-), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European wert- and Proto-Indo-European wer-.
regroup (English): To pause and get organized before trying again;...
Definitions
- To pause and get organized before trying again;...
Ancestry of “regroup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | regrouper | to regroup; to group together |
| 2 | French | ré- | re- |
| 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 |