Where does “repmobile” come from?
repmobile (English) comes from English rep, from English reps, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib, from Old English ribb, from Proto-West Germanic ribb — to cover, to roof; rib.
repmobile (English): A car of a kind popular with sales...
Definitions
- A car of a kind popular with sales...
Ancestry of “repmobile”, step by step
repmobile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rep | Clipping of reputation; Clipping of repetition;... |
| 2 | English | reps | Rep; plural of rep; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | French | reps | rep |
| 4 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 5 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 6 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 7 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |
via English mobile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mobile | Capable of being moved, especially on wheels;... |
| 2 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |