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Where does “redondant” come from?

redondant (French) comes from Latin redundans, from Latin redundo, 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.

redondant (French): redundant

Definitions

  1. redundant

Ancestry of “redondant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinredundansoverflowing, abounding
2LatinredundoI overflow, abound; I pour or spout forth or out;...
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 “redondant”

  • redondamment
  • redundant
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