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Where does “représentation” come from?

représentation (French) comes from Latin repraesentatio, from Latin repraesento, 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.

représentation (French): representation; the act or an instance of showing...

Definitions

  1. representation; the act or an instance of showing...

Ancestry of “représentation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepraesentatiorepresentation; showing, exhibiting
2LatinrepraesentoI represent, depict; I display, exhibit or show
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 “représentation”

  • surreprésentation
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