revenant

English

/ˈɹɛvənənt/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who returns from a long absence.
  • A person or thing reborn.
  • A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (step, come, go, walk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷem-

Gloss

step, come, go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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