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Where does “remaindre” come from?

remaindre (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman remaindre, from Vulgar Latin remanere, from Latin remanēre.

Ancestry of “remaindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanremaindrealternative infinitive of remanoir
2Vulgar Latinremaneresecond-person singular present passive...
3Latinremanēre—

Words derived from “remaindre”

  • remainder
  • remainderman
  • remainderless
  • remainderer
  • remainder-man
  • remainder
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