Where does “remittest” come from?
remittest (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.
remittest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “remittest”, step by step
remittest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English remit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remit | To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply |
| 2 | Middle English | remitten | to give up, relinquish (something) |
| 3 | Latin | remitto | to send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |