renaissance
/ˌɹenəˈsɒns/reh-nuh-SONS
/ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/reh-nuh-SAHNS
Meaninga rebirth
Common meaning: a revival, especially of art and learning
- reagain; back
- naisto be bornLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1187 (approximate) · scan
- splural ending
- ancenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘again’ + ‘to be born’ → renaissance
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin nāscor ‘to be born’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nāscor, p. 1187 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nāscor, nātus Latin “to be born”
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