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Where does “représentant” come from?

représentant (French) comes from French représenter, from Old French représenter, from Latin repraesento, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

représentant (French): present participle of représenter; representative

Definitions

  1. present participle of représenter; representative

Ancestry of “représentant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchreprésenterto represent; to represent; to re-present; to...
2Old Frenchreprésenter—
3LatinrepraesentoI represent, depict; I display, exhibit or show
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 “représentant”

  • representant
  • stortingsrepresentant
  • representant
  • stortingsrepresentant
  • representant
  • reprezentant
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