Where does “misrepeat” come from?
misrepeat (English) comes from English repeat, from Middle English repeten, from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
misrepeat (English): To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of
Definitions
- To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of
Ancestry of “misrepeat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repeat | To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;... |
| 2 | Middle English | repeten | to repeat |
| 3 | Middle French | repeter | — |
| 4 | Old French | repeter | to repeat; to say multiple times |
| 5 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |