Where does “rescriptive” come from?
rescriptive (English) comes from English rescript, from Latin rescriptum, from Latin rescriptus, from Latin rescribo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
rescriptive (English): Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a...
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- Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a...
Ancestry of “rescriptive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rescript | A clarification of a point of law by a monarch... |
| 2 | Latin | rescriptum | An imperial rescript or response; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | rescriptus | replied |
| 4 | Latin | rescribo | to write back in reply |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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