Etymology

represent

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Today it means: To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify. Full definition →

Old French représenter ← Latin repraesentō
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represent · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromrepraesentō
  2. Old French · derived fromreprésenter
  3. English todayrepresent

From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”).

represent · verb2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  9. Proto-Italic*prai
  10. Proto-Italic*prai-
  11. Latinprae-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  16. Proto-Italic*ezom~*som
  17. Old Latinesum
  18. Latinsum
  19. Latinpraesum
  20. Latinpraesens
  21. Latinpraesentāre
  22. Old Frenchpresenter
  23. Middle Englishpresenten
  24. Englishpresent
  25. English todayrepresent

From re- + present.

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