Where does “réincarnation” come from?
réincarnation (French) comes from French incarnation, from Middle French incarnation, from Old French incarnacion, from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio, from Latin incarnari, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en — in.
réincarnation (French): reincarnation
Definitions
- reincarnation
Ancestry of “réincarnation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | incarnation | embodiment |
| 2 | Middle French | incarnation | Incarnation. Specifically, the incarnation of God... |
| 3 | Old French | incarnacion | incarnation |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | incarnatio | incarnation; the Incarnation |
| 5 | Latin | incarnari | present passive infinitive of incarnō; be made... |
| 6 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 7 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |