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Where does “rescission” come from?

rescission (English) comes from Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō, 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.

rescission (English): An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or...

Definitions

  1. An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or...

Ancestry of “rescission”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinrescissio—
2Latinrescindō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
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

Words derived from “rescission”

  • recission
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