Where does “self-renunciation” come from?
self-renunciation (English) comes from English renunciation, from Latin renuntiatio, from Latin renuntio, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
self-renunciation (English): The act of renouncing one's own rights or claims;...
Definitions
- The act of renouncing one's own rights or claims;...
Ancestry of “self-renunciation”, step by step
self-renunciation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English renunciation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | renunciation | the act of rejecting or renouncing something as... |
| 2 | Latin | renuntiatio | declaration, proclamation; resignation,... |
| 3 | Latin | renuntio | I report or announce; I reject, retract, renounce... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |