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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |