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Where does “remorquer” come from?

remorquer (French) comes from Italian rimorchiare, from Italian rimorchio, from Latin remurclum, from Latin remurculum, from Latin remulcum, from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω, from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα — tow-line.

remorquer (French): to tow

Definitions

  1. to tow

Ancestry of “remorquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrimorchiareto tow or tug; to force to do something; to pick...
2Italianrimorchiotow, towage, towing; trailer; first-person...
3Latinremurclum—
4Latinremurculum—
5Latinremulcumtowrope
6Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
7Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line

Words derived from “remorquer”

  • remorqueuse
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα →