Where does “remise” come from?
remise (English) comes from French remise, from French remettre, from Old French remetre, from Latin remittere, from Latin remitto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
remise (English): To send or give back; To surrender all interest...
Definitions
- To send or give back; To surrender all interest...
Ancestry of “remise”, step by step
remise traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French remise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | remise | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 2 | French | remettre | to put back, replace; to put back on; to restart |
| 3 | Old French | remetre | to put back; to replace |
| 4 | Latin | remittere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | remitto | to send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Anglo-Norman remis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | remis | past participle of remetre; remiss; wrong;... |