Where does “revanche” come from?

revanche (French) comes from French revancher, from Old French revenchier, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

revanche (French): revenge; vengeance; rematch

Definitions

  1. revenge; vengeance; rematch

Ancestry of “revanche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrevancherto take revenge
2Old Frenchrevenchier
3Old Frenchvengierto avenge, to take revenge
4Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
5Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “revanche

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