Where does “récréation” come from?
récréation (French) comes from Middle French récréation, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreatio, from Latin recreō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
récréation (French): recreation, recess
Definitions
- recreation, recess
Ancestry of “récréation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | récréation | — |
| 2 | Old French | recreacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | recreatio | restoration, recovery |
| 4 | Latin | recreō | to create again or anew, restore, recreate |
| 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 |