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Where does “rehabber” come from?

rehabber (English) comes from English rehab, from English rehabilitation, from French réhabilitation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

rehabber (English): A person who rehabilitates buildings; One who is...

Definitions

  1. A person who rehabilitates buildings; One who is...

Ancestry of “rehabber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrehabRehabilitation, especially to treat the use of...
2EnglishrehabilitationThe process of rehabilitating somebody or...
3Frenchréhabilitationrehabilitation
4French-ation-ation
5Middle French-ation-ation
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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