Where does “remissful” come from?
remissful (English) comes from English remiss, from Middle English remisse, from Latin remissus, from Latin remitto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
remissful (English): Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement
Definitions
- Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement
Ancestry of “remissful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | remiss | At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility,... |
| 2 | Middle English | remisse | — |
| 3 | Latin | remissus | sent back, remitted; relaxed; remiss |
| 4 | Latin | remitto | to send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |