Where does “reiz” come from?
reiz (Old French) comes from English resel, from English resolution, from Middle English resolucioun, from Latin resolūtiō, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “reiz”, step by step
reiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resel | A resolution element describing the actual... |
| 2 | English | resolution | A strong will, determination; The state of being... |
| 3 | Middle English | resolucioun | a breaking into part |
| 4 | Latin | resolūtiō | untying, unbinding, loosening |
| 5 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin rēte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rēte | net, snare, network |