Where does “Reinkarnation” come from?
Reinkarnation (German) comes from Danish reinkarnere, from Danish re-, 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.
Reinkarnation (German): reincarnation
Definitions
- reincarnation
Ancestry of “Reinkarnation”, step by step
Reinkarnation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish reinkarnere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | reinkarnere | to reincarnate |
| 2 | Danish | re- | re |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Inkarnation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Inkarnation | incarnation |
| 2 | Latin | incarnatio | incarnation; the Incarnation |
| 3 | Latin | incarnō | to make or become incarnate; to make into flesh |
| 4 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |