Where does “re-evaluate” come from?
re-evaluate (English) comes from English evaluate, from English evaluation, from French évaluation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
re-evaluate (English): Evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider
Definitions
- Evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider
Ancestry of “re-evaluate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | evaluate | To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; To... |
| 2 | English | evaluation | An assessment, such as an annual personnel... |
| 3 | French | évaluation | assessment |
| 4 | French | -ation | -ation |
| 5 | Middle French | -ation | -ation |
| 6 | Old French | -ation | -ation |
| 7 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
Words derived from “re-evaluate”