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Where does “re-encode” come from?

re-encode (English) comes from English encode, from English code, from English bytecode, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon — to pull, to draw; to lead.

re-encode (English): To encode again

Definitions

  1. To encode again

Ancestry of “re-encode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencodeTo convert into code; To convert source...
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3EnglishbytecodeP-code
4EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
5EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
6Middle Englishbitento bite
7Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
8Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
9Old Englishtēohan—
10Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
11Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
12Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →