Where does “reticent” come from?
Reticent comes from Latin reticens, the present participle of reticeo, formed from the prefix re- and a root from Proto-Italic wre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wert- and wer-.
reticent (English): Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself;...
Definitions
- Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself;...
Ancestry of “reticent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | reticēns | — |
| 2 | Latin | reticeo | I am silent, keep silent; I refrain from... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “reticent”