Where does “re” come from?

re (Middle French) comes from Latin reus, from Proto-Italic reiwos.

re (Middle French): defendant, accused

Definitions

  1. defendant, accused

Ancestry of “re”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreusguilty; defendant, accused; plaintiff
2Proto-Italicreiwos—

Words derived from “re”

Every word from Proto-Italic reiwos →Every word from Latin reus →