Where does “révolutionnaire” come from?

révolutionnaire (French) comes from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

révolutionnaire (French): revolutionary; groundbreaking

Definitions

  1. revolutionary; groundbreaking

Ancestry of “révolutionnaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrévolutionrevolution
2LatinrevolūtiōThe act of revolving; revolution
3Latinrevolvōto roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “révolutionnaire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →