Where does “representativo” come from?

representativo (Spanish) comes from Spanish representar, from Latin repraesento, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

representativo (Spanish): representative

Definitions

  1. representative

Ancestry of “representativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrepresentarto represent
2LatinrepraesentoI represent, depict; I display, exhibit or show
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “representativo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →