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
- rectification, remedy; recovery; straightening up
Ancestry of “redressement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | redresser | to straighten; to rectify, straighten out; to... |
| 2 | Old French | redrecier | to stand up; to stand up again; to get back on... |
| 3 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |