Where does “réticent” come from?
réticent (French) comes from French réticence, from Latin reticentia, from Latin reticēns, from Latin reticeo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
réticent (French): reserved not sharing or disclosing much, keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself
Definitions
- reserved not sharing or disclosing much, keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself
Ancestry of “réticent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | réticence | tight-lippedness, reticence; reluctance,... |
| 2 | Latin | reticentia | silence; aposiopesis; nominative neuter plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | reticēns | being silent, keeping silent; silent, reticent |
| 4 | Latin | reticeo | I am silent, keep silent; I refrain from... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |