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Where does “ре́па” come from?

ре́па (Russian) comes from Russian репутация, from Latin reputatiō, from Latin reputo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “ре́па”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрепутация—
2Latinreputatiō—
3LatinreputoI count or calculate again; I ponder or reflect
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ре́па”

  • репка
  • реп
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