Where does “réussir” come from?
réussir (French) comes from French réussite, from Italian riuscita, from Italian riuscire, from Italian ri-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
réussir (French): to manage to do something; to pass ; to succeed...
Definitions
- to manage to do something; to pass ; to succeed...
Ancestry of “réussir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | réussite | success |
| 2 | Italian | riuscita | result, outcome; success; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Italian | riuscire | to manage; to be able to; to end up or turn out;... |
| 4 | Italian | ri- | re-, again |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “réussir”