Where does “reforma” come from?
reforma (Romanian) comes from French réforme, from French réformer, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
reforma (Romanian): to reform
Definitions
- to reform
Ancestry of “reforma”, step by step
reforma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French réforme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | réforme | reform; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | French | réformer | to reform |
| 3 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin reformare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reformare | present active infinitive of refōrmō;... |
| 2 | Latin | reformo | I transform, reshape, remold |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |