Where does “refo” come from?
refo (Ido) comes from German reformatorisch, from Dutch reformatie, from Middle Dutch reformacie, from Latin reformatio, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
refo (Ido): reef
Ancestry of “refo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | reformatorisch | reformatory, reformative |
| 2 | Dutch | reformatie | reformation |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | reformacie | — |
| 4 | Latin | reformatio | reform, reformation, change |
| 5 | Latin | refōrmō | — |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “refo”