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Where does “repartie” come from?

repartie (French) comes from French répartir, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

repartie (French): swift retort, repartee, quick rejoinder; feminine...

Definitions

  1. swift retort, repartee, quick rejoinder; feminine...

Ancestry of “repartie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrépartirto distribute, to apportion; forward
2Frenchré-re-
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “repartie”

  • repartee
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