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Where does “répétition” come from?

répétition (French) comes from Latin repetitio, from Latin repetō, 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.

répétition (French): repetition; rehearsal

Definitions

  1. repetition; rehearsal

Ancestry of “répétition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepetitiorepetition; reclamation
2Latinrepetō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
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

Words derived from “répétition”

  • répétitif
  • répétitivement
  • répétitivité
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