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

  1. a taxation on imports and exports

Ancestry of “reve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrueve—
2Latinrogōto ask, enquire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵ- →Every word from Latin rogō →
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