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Where does “revue” come from?

Revue comes from French revue, derived from French revoir (to see again), from French voir (to see), from Latin videre (to see), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- (to see).

revue (English): A form of theatrical entertainment in which...

Definitions

  1. A form of theatrical entertainment in which...

Ancestry of “revue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrevuemagazine, journal; troop inspection; revue
2Frenchrevoirto see again; to re-examine
3Latinrevidēre—
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
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