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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

  1. recreation, recess

Ancestry of “récréation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrécréation—
2Old Frenchrecreacion—
3Latinrecreatiorestoration, recovery
4Latinrecreō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
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
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