Where does “repositioner” come from?
repositioner (English) comes from English reposition, from English Position, from Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
repositioner (English): One who, or that which, repositions
Definitions
- One who, or that which, repositions
Ancestry of “repositioner”, step by step
repositioner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reposition | To put into a new position; The act of putting... |
| 2 | English | Position | A place or location |
| 3 | Middle English | posicioun | Position or location on the body; A announcement... |
| 4 | Old French | posicion | — |
| 5 | Latin | positiō | position, place |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |