Where does “repose” come from?
repose (French) comes from French reposer, from Italian riposare, from Spanish reposar, from Late Latin repauso, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
repose (French): inflection of reposer:
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Definitions
- inflection of reposer:
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Ancestry of “repose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | reposer | to put down, to place; to rest; to rest, to... |
| 2 | Italian | riposare | to rest; to rest, to have a rest, to take a rest,... |
| 3 | Spanish | reposar | to repose, to rest |
| 4 | Late Latin | repauso | to lay to rest, quiet; comfort, soothe; lie down,... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |