Where does “repliikki” come from?
repliikki (Finnish) comes from Swedish replik, from French réplique, from Italian replica, from Latin replicō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
repliikki (Finnish): line; reply, retort, especially a short...
Definitions
- line; reply, retort, especially a short...
Ancestry of “repliikki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | replik | reply, answer; replica |
| 2 | French | réplique | response, reply; rebuttal; replica |
| 3 | Italian | replica | third-person singular present of replicare;... |
| 4 | Latin | replicō | to turn, fold or bend back |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |