Where does “autoréférentiel” come from?

autoréférentiel (French) comes from French référentiel, from French référence, from French référer, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

autoréférentiel (French): self-referential

Definitions

  1. self-referential

Ancestry of “autoréférentiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréférentielreference frame, frame of reference
2Frenchréférencereference; first-person singular present...
3Frenchréférerto refer
4Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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