Where does “repentir” come from?
repentir (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin repoenitere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
repentir (Old French): to repent
Definitions
- to repent
Ancestry of “repentir”, step by step
repentir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin repoenitere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | repoenitere | — |
| 2 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 3 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Vulgar Latin *repaenitīre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *repaenitīre | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | paenitīre | — |
| 3 | Latin | paeniteo | I cause to repent; I regret, repent; I am sorry;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |