Where does “reproliferate” come from?
reproliferate (English) comes from English proliferate, from English proliferation, from French prolifération, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
reproliferate (English): To proliferate again after a period of dormancy
Definitions
- To proliferate again after a period of dormancy
Ancestry of “reproliferate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proliferate | To increase in number or spread rapidly; to... |
| 2 | English | proliferation | The process by which an organism produces others... |
| 3 | French | prolifération | proliferation, spreading |
| 4 | French | -ation | Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation |
| 5 | Middle French | -ation | ation |
| 6 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 7 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |