Where does “reformer” come from?
reformer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål reformere, from Latin reformare, from Latin reformo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
reformer (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of reform; imperative of...
Definitions
- indefinite plural of reform; imperative of...
Ancestry of “reformer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | reformere | to reform |
| 2 | Latin | reformare | present active infinitive of refōrmō;... |
| 3 | Latin | reformo | I transform, reshape, remold |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |