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Where does “remonstrate” come from?

Remonstrate comes from Latin remonstro, formed from the prefix re- and monstrum, which derives from Proto-Indo-European wert- and wer-.

remonstrate (English): To object; to express disapproval; Specifically,...

Definitions

  1. To object; to express disapproval; Specifically,...

Ancestry of “remonstrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinremonstro—
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “remonstrate”

  • remonstrating
  • remonstration
  • remonstrative
  • remonstratively
  • remonstratingly
  • remonstrator
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