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Where does “recyclingfähig” come from?

recyclingfähig (German) comes from German Recycling, from English recycling, from English recycle, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

recyclingfähig (German): recyclable

Definitions

  1. recyclable

Ancestry of “recyclingfähig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRecyclingrecycling
2EnglishrecyclingThe practice of sorting and collecting waste...
3EnglishrecycleTo break down and reuse component materials; To...
4Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
5Middle Englishre-—
6Old Frenchre-re-
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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