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Where does “revanš” come from?

revanš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Revanche, from French revanche, from French revancher, from Old French revenchier, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

revanš (Serbo-Croatian): rematch; revenge, retaliation

Definitions

  1. rematch; revenge, retaliation

Ancestry of “revanš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRevancherevenge; revanche
2Frenchrevancherevenge; vengeance; rematch
3Frenchrevancherto take revenge
4Old Frenchrevenchier—
5Old Frenchvengierto avenge, to take revenge
6Latinvindicō—
7Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
8Latindīcō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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