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Where does “recital” come from?

Recital comes from English recite, from Latin recitāre meaning to read aloud, from Latin re- and citus meaning quick or swift, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- and wer-.

recital (English): The act of reciting ; rehearsal; The act of...

Definitions

  1. The act of reciting ; rehearsal; The act of...

Ancestry of “recital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreciteTo repeat aloud , often before an audience; To...
2Englishciteto quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or...
3EnglishcitationAn official summons or notice given to a person...
4Old Frenchcitation—
5Latincitatiosummoning, calling; proclamation; citation
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “recital”

  • recitalist
  • misrecital
  • recital
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