Where does “repormista” come from?
repormista (Tagalog) comes from Spanish reformista, from Spanish reforma, from Spanish reformar, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
repormista (Tagalog): reformist; reformer
Definitions
- reformist; reformer
Ancestry of “repormista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | reformista | reformist |
| 2 | Spanish | reforma | reform |
| 3 | Spanish | reformar | to reform |
| 4 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |