Where does “rehearsal” come from?

Rehearsal comes from the verb rehearse, which derives from Old French rehercier, meaning to repeat or go over again, ultimately from Latin rehaerēre.

rehearsal (English): The practicing of something which is to be...

Definitions

  1. The practicing of something which is to be...

Ancestry of “rehearsal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-alOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended...
2Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
3Proto-Indo-European-li-

Words derived from “rehearsal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li-Every word from Latin -alisEvery word from English -al