Where does “representant” come from?
representant (English) comes from French représentant, from French représenter, from Old French représenter, from Latin repraesento, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
representant (English): A representative; Appearing or acting for...
Definitions
- A representative; Appearing or acting for...
Ancestry of “representant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | représentant | present participle of représenter; representative |
| 2 | French | représenter | to represent; to represent; to re-present; to... |
| 3 | Old French | représenter | — |
| 4 | Latin | repraesento | I represent, depict; I display, exhibit or show |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |