Where does “repaus” come from?
repaus (Romanian) comes from Latin repausō, 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.
repaus (Romanian): rest, repose, relaxation, leisure
Definitions
- rest, repose, relaxation, leisure
Ancestry of “repaus”, step by step
repaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin repausō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | repausō | to be at rest, to lie at rest, to take a rest, go to bed, lie down, repose |
| 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 repausum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | repausum | — |
| 2 | Latin | repauso | I am at rest, I lie at rest, I take a rest, go to... |
| 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 |