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Where does “résulter” come from?

résulter (French) comes from Medieval Latin resultare, from Latin resiliō, 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.

résulter (French): to result, to happen

Definitions

  1. to result, to happen

Ancestry of “résulter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinresultare—
2Latinresiliō—
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 “résulter”

  • resultere
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