Where does “rerepeat” come from?

rerepeat (English) comes from English repeat, from Middle English repeten, from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

rerepeat (English): To repeat again

Definitions

  1. To repeat again

Ancestry of “rerepeat”, step by step

rerepeat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English repeat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepeatTo do or say again; To refill; To happen again;...
2Middle Englishrepetento repeat
3Middle Frenchrepeter
4Old Frenchrepeterto repeat; to say multiple times
5Latinrepetōto attack again; to go back to
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreAbout, regarding, with reference to; especially...
2Middle Englishre
3Italianreking, male monarch; king; king, magnate
4Latinrēxking, ruler
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós