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Where does “replyen” come from?

replyen (Middle English) comes from Old French replier, from Latin replicō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “replyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchreplierAlternative form of reploier; to reply
2Latinreplicō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “replyen”

  • reply
  • repliest
  • replier
  • counterreply
  • nonreply
  • nonreplier
  • replyer
  • auto-reply
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