Where does “Reform” come from?

Reform (German) comes from French réforme, from French réformer, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Reform (German): reform

Definitions

  1. reform

Ancestry of “Reform”, step by step

Reform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French réforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréformereform; first-person singular present indicative...
2Frenchréformerto reform
3Latinrefōrmōto transform, reshape, remold
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via German reformieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreformierento reform

Words derived from “Reform”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →