Where does “review” come from?
Review derives from Middle English reveue, from Old French reveue, the past participle of reveu, from reveoir meaning to see again, ultimately from Latin videre meaning to see, itself from Proto-Indo-European weyd-.
review (English): A second or subsequent reading of a text or...
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- A second or subsequent reading of a text or...
Ancestry of “review”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | revewe | An examination of an army |
| 2 | Old French | reveue | — |
| 3 | Old French | reveu | — |
| 4 | Old French | reveoir | to see again, especially a person; to meet again |
| 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 |