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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

  1. Reimbursement

Ancestry of “reimbursal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreimburseTo compensate with payment; especially, to repay...
2EnglishimburseTo put into a purse; to save, to store up; To...
3Middle Frenchembourser—
4Old Frenchen-en-
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →