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Where does “remonstrating” come from?

Remonstrating comes from Latin remonstro, formed from the prefix re- and monstrum, meaning "divine omen" or "portent," itself derived from Proto-Indo-European wert-.

remonstrating (English): present participle of remonstrate

Definitions

  1. present participle of remonstrate

Ancestry of “remonstrating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremonstrateTo object; to express disapproval; Specifically,...
2Latinremonstro—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “remonstrating”

  • remonstratingly
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