Where does “繰り返す” come from?
繰り返す (Japanese) comes from Japanese 返す — to return; to repeat, to redo.
繰り返す (Japanese): to repeat, to do again
Definitions
- to repeat, to do again
Ancestry of “繰り返す”, step by step
繰り返す traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 返す
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 返す | to return; to repeat, to redo |
via Japanese 繰り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 繰り | winding, reeling, spinning; winding, reeling,... |