Where does “référer” come from?

référer (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

référer (French): to refer

Definitions

  1. to refer

Ancestry of “référer”, step by step

référer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin referō

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

via Latin referre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreferrepresent active infinitive of referō; to refer
2Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry

Words derived from “référer”

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