Where does “retally” come from?
retally (English) comes from English tally, from English tallyho, from French taïaut, from Middle French tahou, from Old French taho, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus — power.
retally (English): To tally again; to recount
Definitions
- To tally again; to recount
Ancestry of “retally”, step by step
retally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tally | Target sighted; Abbreviation of tally stick; One... |
| 2 | English | tallyho | Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the... |
| 3 | French | taïaut | tallyho |
| 4 | Middle French | tahou | — |
| 5 | Old French | taho | — |
| 6 | Old French | ta | your |
| 7 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 8 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 9 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 10 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 11 | Polish | tu | here |
| 12 | Polish | być | to be |
| 13 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 14 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 15 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |