Where does “revetment” come from?
revetment (English) comes from French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from Old French revestir, from Latin revestire, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
revetment (English): A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard...
Definitions
- A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard...
Ancestry of “revetment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | revêtement | any sort of protective surface such as overlay,... |
| 2 | Old French | revestiment | — |
| 3 | Old French | revestir | to adorn; to decorate |
| 4 | Latin | revestire | to clothe again |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |