Where does “remontant” come from?
remontant (Romanian) comes from French remontant, from French remonter, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
remontant (Romanian): remontant
Definitions
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Ancestry of “remontant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | remontant | present participle of remonter; remontant;... |
| 2 | French | remonter | to go back up, to come back up, to climb again,... |
| 3 | French | ré- | re- |
| 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 |