Where does “régénérer” come from?

régénérer (French) comes from Latin regenerō, 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.

régénérer (French): to regenerate

Definitions

  1. to regenerate

Ancestry of “régénérer”, step by step

régénérer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin regenerō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregenerōto produce or bring forth again; to reproduce or regenerate
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 regenerāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregenerāre

Words derived from “régénérer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-