Where does “rerecordable” come from?
rerecordable (English) comes from English recordable, from English record, from French record, from Old French record, from Old French recorder, from Vulgar Latin recordare, from Latin recordor, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
rerecordable (English): Capable of being rerecorded onto
Definitions
- Capable of being rerecorded onto
Ancestry of “rerecordable”, step by step
rerecordable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recordable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recordable | Able to be used to record something; That can be... |
| 2 | English | record | An item of information put into a temporary or... |
| 3 | French | record | record |
| 4 | Old French | record | recollection, testimony |
| 5 | Old French | recorder | to record; to register; to recall; to remember |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | recordare | second-person singular present active... |
| 7 | Latin | recordor | I call to mind, remember, recall, recollect |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | re | — |
| 3 | Italian | re | king, male monarch; king; king, magnate |
| 4 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |