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Where does “redressement” come from?

redressement (French) comes from French redresser, from Old French redrecier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

redressement (French): rectification, remedy; recovery; straightening up

Definitions

  1. rectification, remedy; recovery; straightening up

Ancestry of “redressement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchredresserto straighten; to rectify, straighten out; to...
2Old Frenchredrecierto stand up; to stand up again; to get back on...
3Old Frenchre-re-
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
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
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