Where does “רעמניצע” come from?
רעמניצע (Yiddish) comes from English remnant, from Middle English remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, from Old French remaindre, from Latin remaneō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
רעמניצע (Yiddish): cloth remnant
Definitions
- cloth remnant
Ancestry of “רעמניצע”, step by step
רעמניצע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English remnant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remnant | The small portion remaining of a larger thing or... |
| 2 | Middle English | remenant | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | remanant | present participle of remanoir; remnant;... |
| 4 | Old French | remaindre | alternative infinitive of remanoir |
| 5 | Latin | remaneō | to remain or stay behind |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Yiddish ניצע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ניצע | — |