Where does “Rechtsreferendar” come from?

Rechtsreferendar (German) comes from German Referendar, from Latin referendarius, from Latin referendus, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

Rechtsreferendar (German): a trainee solicitor/attorney undertaking an articled clerkship as part of his/her professional training; referendar, legal clerk male or of unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. a trainee solicitor/attorney undertaking an articled clerkship as part of his/her professional training; referendar, legal clerk male or of unspecified sex

Ancestry of “Rechtsreferendar”, step by step

Rechtsreferendar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Referendar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReferendara trainee going through preparatory service for public office (Vorbereitungsdienst) which requires successful university education of master's length male or of unspecified sex
2Latinreferendarius
3Latinreferenduswhich is to be brought back, repaid, repeated etc
4Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German recht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
2Middle High Germanreht
3Old High Germanrehtright
4Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
5Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Rechtsreferendar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós