Where does “reimbursal” come from?
reimbursal (English) comes from English reimburse, from English imburse, from Middle French embourser, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
reimbursal (English): Reimbursement
Definitions
- Reimbursement
Ancestry of “reimbursal”, step by step
reimbursal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reimburse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reimburse | To compensate with payment; especially, to repay... |
| 2 | English | imburse | To put into a purse; to save, to store up; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | embourser | — |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |