Where does “référence” come from?

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

référence (French): reference; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. reference; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “référence”, step by step

référence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French référer

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

via Old French referer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrefererto tell; to talk about; to speak of

Words derived from “référence”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →