Where does “rescript” come from?

Rescript comes from Latin rescriptum, the past participle of rescribere, meaning to write back or reply in writing.

rescript (English): A clarification of a point of law by a monarch...

Definitions

  1. A clarification of a point of law by a monarch...

Ancestry of “rescript”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrescriptumAn imperial rescript or response; nominative...
2Latinrescriptusreplied
3Latinrescriboto write back in reply
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rescript”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →