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

  1. Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re-

Ancestry of “red-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “red-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →