Where does “redefinire” come from?

redefinire (Romanian) comes from Romanian redefini, from French redéfinir, from French définir, from Italian definire, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

redefinire (Romanian): redefinition

Definitions

  1. redefinition

Ancestry of “redefinire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianredefinito redefine
2Frenchredéfinirredefine (to give a new or different definition to a word)
3Frenchdéfinirto define
4Italiandefinireto define, resolve
5Latindēfīniōto bound, set bounds to; to limit
6Latindē-of; from
7Latindēof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →