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Where does “resenter” come from?

resenter (English) comes from English resent, from Middle French ressentir, from Old French resentir, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

resenter (English): One who resents

Definitions

  1. One who resents

Ancestry of “resenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresentTo feel resentment over; to consider as an...
2Middle Frenchressentir—
3Old Frenchresentirto smell
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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