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Where does “reposer” come from?

reposer (French) comes from Italian riposare, from Spanish reposar, from Late Latin repauso, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reposer (French): to put down, to place; to rest; to rest, to...

Definitions

  1. to put down, to place; to rest; to rest, to...

Ancestry of “reposer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianriposareto rest; to rest, to have a rest, to take a rest,...
2Spanishreposarto repose, to rest
3Late Latinrepausoto lay to rest, quiet; comfort, soothe; lie down,...
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 “reposer”

  • repos
  • repose
  • ρέπο
  • repauza
  • repo
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