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Where does “repeteren” come from?

repeteren (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “repeteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrepeter—
2Old Frenchrepeterto repeat; to say multiple times
3Latinrepetō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “repeteren”

  • repeteren
  • repetitie
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