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Where does “renouvellement” come from?

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

renouvellement (French): renewal

Definitions

  1. renewal

Ancestry of “renouvellement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrenouvelerto renew
2Old Frenchrenouvelerto renew; to replace
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

Words derived from “renouvellement”

  • autorenouvellement
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