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Where does “reverberative” come from?

reverberative (English) comes from English reverberate, from Latin reverberatus, from Latin reverbero, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reverberative (English): Tending to reverberate or reflect

Definitions

  1. Tending to reverberate or reflect

Ancestry of “reverberative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreverberateTo ring or sound with many echos; To have a...
2Latinreverberatusrepelled, rebounded, reverberated
3LatinreverberoI repel, rebound
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reverberative”

  • reverberatively
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