Where does “reve” come from?
reve (Middle French) comes from Old French rueve, from Latin rogō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
reve (Middle French): a taxation on imports and exports
Definitions
- a taxation on imports and exports
Ancestry of “reve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | rueve | — |
| 2 | Latin | rogō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |