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Where does “redak” come from?

redak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French rédaction, from Latin redactus, from Latin redigō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

redak (Serbo-Croatian): rare; sparse, meager, scattered; thin, watery

Definitions

  1. rare; sparse, meager, scattered; thin, watery

Ancestry of “redak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrédactionediting; editorial staff; writing, piece of...
2Latinredactusdriven or led back; received
3Latinredigō—
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 “redak”

  • retkost
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