Where does “retributer” come from?
retributer (English) comes from English retribute, from Latin retributus, from Latin retribuo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
retributer (English): One who makes retribution
Definitions
- One who makes retribution
Ancestry of “retributer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retribute | To pay back; to give in return, as payment,... |
| 2 | Latin | retributus | |
| 3 | Latin | retribuo | I give back, return or repay; I recompense |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |