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Where does “restager” come from?

restager (English) comes from English restage, from English stage, from French stage, from Old French estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

restager (English): One who restages a dramatic work

Definitions

  1. One who restages a dramatic work

Ancestry of “restager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrestageTo stage a production again
2EnglishstageA phase; A platform; a surface, generally...
3Frenchstageinternship, job that a trainee is doing in a...
4Old Frenchestationgarrison; pause; break; visit to a church for...
5Latinstatiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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