Where does “reposen” come from?

reposen (Middle English) comes from Middle French reposer, from Old French reposer, from Latin repausāre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reposen (Middle English): to be at rest

Definitions

  1. to be at rest

Ancestry of “reposen”, step by step

reposen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French reposer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchreposer—
2Old Frenchreposerto rest
3Latinrepausāre—
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle English posen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishposen—
2Old Frenchposerto put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to...
3Vulgar Latinpausoto blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I...
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