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Where does “reviviscere” come from?

reviviscere (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.

reviviscere (Latin): present active infinitive of revīvīscō; to revive

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of revīvīscō; to revive

Ancestry of “reviviscere”, 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 “reviviscere”

  • reviviscent
  • reviviscens
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