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Where does “reparation” come from?

Reparation comes from Latin reparatio, formed from the prefix re- and par, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European per and wer-.

reparation (English): A payment of time, effort or money to undo past...

Definitions

  1. A payment of time, effort or money to undo past...

Ancestry of “reparation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreparatiorestoration, renewal
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “reparation”

  • reparational
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