Where does “rembobinage” come from?
rembobinage (French) comes from French rembobiner, from French embobiner, from French en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
rembobinage (French): The act of rewinding (thread, magnetic tape, etc.)
Definitions
- The act of rewinding (thread, magnetic tape, etc.)
Ancestry of “rembobinage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rembobiner | To recoil onto a bobbin; To rewind a cassette |
| 2 | French | embobiner | to wind up, reel up; to wrap up; reel in |
| 3 | French | en- | en- all meanings |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |