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Where does “surrein'd” come from?

surrein'd (English) comes from English rein, from Middle English rein, from Old French resne, from Late Latin retina, from Latin retinēre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

surrein'd (English): exhausted through being overridden

Definitions

  1. exhausted through being overridden

Ancestry of “surrein'd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreinA strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used...
2Middle Englishreinstrip of land forming a boundary; furrow;...
3Old Frenchresnerein
4Late Latinretina—
5Latinretinēre—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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