Etymology

representation

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Today it means: That which represents something else. Full definition →

Middle English representacioun ← Old French representacion ← Latin repraesentātiō
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representation · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromrepraesentātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromrepresentacion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrepresentacioun
  4. English todayrepresentation

From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō. By surface analysis, represent + -ation.

representation · noun2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpresentation
  7. English todayrepresentation

From re- + presentation.

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