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Where does “remittal” come from?

remittal (English) comes from English remit, from Middle English remitten, from Latin remitto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

remittal (English): Anything remitted; remittance

Definitions

  1. Anything remitted; remittance

Ancestry of “remittal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremitTo transmit or send ; to supply; To forgive,...
2Middle Englishremitten—
3Latinremittoto send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,...
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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