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Where does “repetere” come from?

repetere (Danish) comes from Latin repetere, from Latin repeto, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

repetere (Danish): to reread; to revise, to do revision; to repeat

Definitions

  1. to reread; to revise, to do revision; to repeat

Ancestry of “repetere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepeteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinrepetoI attack again; I recommence, resume, renew or...
3Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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