Where does “redefeat” come from?
redefeat (English) comes from English defeat, from Middle English defeten, from Middle English defet, from French deffet, from Old French desfait, from Old French desfaire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō.
redefeat (English): To defeat again
Definitions
- To defeat again
Ancestry of “redefeat”, step by step
redefeat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defeat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defeat | To overcome in battle or contest; To reduce, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | defeten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | defet | defect; disfigured |
| 4 | French | deffet | — |
| 5 | Old French | desfait | undone |
| 6 | Old French | desfaire | to undo; to defeat |
| 7 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 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 |