Where does “reviewage” come from?
reviewage (English) comes from English review, from Middle English revewe, from Old French reveue, from Old French reveu, from Old French reveoir, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
reviewage (English): The act or process of reviewing
Definitions
- The act or process of reviewing
Ancestry of “reviewage”, step by step
reviewage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English review
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | review | A second or subsequent reading of a text or... |
| 2 | Middle English | revewe | An examination of an army |
| 3 | Old French | reveue | — |
| 4 | Old French | reveu | — |
| 5 | Old French | reveoir | to see again, especially a person; to meet again |
| 6 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |