Where does “rebar” come from?

rebar (Latin) comes from Latin reor, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rebar (Latin): first-person singular imperfect active indicative...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular imperfect active indicative...

Ancestry of “rebar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinreorI reckon, calculate; I think, deem, judge
2Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr →