Where does “representamen” come from?

representamen (English) comes from Latin repraesentamen, from Latin repraesento, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

representamen (English): A representation; a thing serving to represent...

Definitions

  1. A representation; a thing serving to represent...

Ancestry of “representamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepraesentamenrepresentation, image
2LatinrepraesentoI represent, depict; I display, exhibit or show
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós