Where does “répertoire” come from?
répertoire (French) comes from Latin repertorium, from Latin reperiō, 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.
répertoire (French): repertoire; inventory, stock; directory
Definitions
- repertoire; inventory, stock; directory
Ancestry of “répertoire”, step by step
répertoire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin repertorium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | repertorium | inventory, catalogue, repertory |
| 2 | Latin | reperiō | to find, find out, learn, realise, ascertain, discover, invent |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Medieval Latin repertorium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | repertorium | — |
via Late Latin repertorium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | repertorium | an inventory, list, repertory; inventory,... |