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Where does “remetre” come from?

remetre (Old French) comes from Latin remittere, from Latin remitto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

remetre (Old French): to put back; to replace

Definitions

  1. to put back; to replace

Ancestry of “remetre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinremitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinremittoto send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,...
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “remetre”

  • remettre
  • remise
  • remiser
  • remisage
  • remit
  • Remise
  • remiza
  • remizovat
  • remettre
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