Where does “reklamieren” come from?
reklamieren (German) comes from French réclamer, from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclāmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
reklamieren (German): to complain; to complain about; to query
Definitions
- to complain; to complain about; to query
Ancestry of “reklamieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | réclamer | to protest; to object; to claim, reclaim |
| 2 | Old French | reclamer | to implore; to shout to |
| 3 | Latin | reclāmō | to cry out, exclaim, protest or shout against, contradict loudly |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |