Where does “remainder” come from?

Remainder comes from Middle English remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, from Vulgar Latin remanere, from Latin remanere meaning to stay behind or be left over.

remainder (English): A part or parts remaining after some has/have...

Definitions

  1. A part or parts remaining after some has/have...

Ancestry of “remainder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishremaindre—
2Anglo-Normanremaindrealternative infinitive of remanoir
3Vulgar Latinremaneresecond-person singular present passive...
4Latinremanēre—

Words derived from “remainder”

Every word from Latin remanēre →Every word from Vulgar Latin remanere →Every word from Anglo-Norman remaindre →