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Where does “réprimande” come from?

réprimande (French) comes from French réprimer, from Latin reprimo, 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.

réprimande (French): reprimand; Form of "réprimander"

Definitions

  1. reprimand; Form of "réprimander"

Ancestry of “réprimande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréprimerto suppress, quell; to repress, stifle; to...
2LatinreprimoI repress; I check, prevent or restrain
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 “réprimande”

  • reprimand
  • reprimander
  • reprimandable
  • reprimandeth
  • réprimander
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