Where does “renown” come from?

Renown comes from Old French renon, formed from the prefix re- and a root derived from Latin re- and ultimately Proto-Indo-European wer-, meaning to speak or turn.

renown (English): Fame; celebrity; wide recognition; Reports of...

Definitions

Fame; celebrity; wide recognition; Reports of...

Ancestry of “renown”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	renoun	reputation; infamy
2	Old French	re-	re- again; once more
3	Latin	rĕ-	back, backwards
4	Latin	prōdūcō	to lead or bring forth, forward or out
5	Latin	prō-	forward direction, forward movement
6	Proto-Italic	*pro-	pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7	Proto-Indo-European	pro-	toward, forward
8	Proto-Indo-European	por-	to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
10	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “renown”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →