Where does “repeat” come from?
Repeat comes from Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repeto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-, meaning to turn or bend.
repeat (English): To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;...
Definitions
- To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;...
Ancestry of “repeat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | repeten | to repeat |
| 2 | Middle French | repeter | — |
| 3 | Old French | repeter | to repeat; to say multiple times |
| 4 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |