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Where does “revanchieren” come from?

revanchieren (German) comes from German Revanche, from French revanche, from French revancher, from Old French revenchier, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — shoe.

revanchieren (German): to repay, return the favor; to take revenge; to...

Definitions

  1. to repay, return the favor; to take revenge; to...

Ancestry of “revanchieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRevancherevenge; revanche
2Frenchrevancherevenge; vengeance; rematch
3Frenchrevancherto take revenge
4Old Frenchrevenchier—
5Old Frenchvengierto avenge, to take revenge
6Latinvindicō—
7Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
8Latindīcō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
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