Where does “reformatorisch” come from?
reformatorisch (German) comes from Dutch reformatie, from Middle Dutch reformacie, from Latin reformatio, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
reformatorisch (German): reformatory, reformative
Definitions
- reformatory, reformative
Ancestry of “reformatorisch”, step by step
reformatorisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch reformatie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reformatie | reformation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | reformacie | — |
| 3 | Latin | reformatio | reform, reformation, change |
| 4 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Reformator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reformator | reformer |
| 2 | Latin | reformator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |