Where does “red-” come from?
red- (Latin) comes from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
red- (Latin): Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re-
Definitions
- Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re-
Ancestry of “red-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “red-”