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Where does “rerailer” come from?

rerailer (English) comes from English rerail, from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

rerailer (English): any of several devices used to assist in putting...

Definitions

  1. any of several devices used to assist in putting...

Ancestry of “rerailer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrerailTo replace on the rails; To renew the rails in a...
2EnglishreAbout, regarding, with reference to; especially...
3EnglishreinsuranceInsurance purchased by insurance companies that...
4Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
5Middle Englishre-—
6Old Frenchre-re-
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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