Where does “repeter” come from?

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

repeter (Old French): to repeat; to say multiple times

Definitions

  1. to repeat; to say multiple times

Ancestry of “repeter”, step by step

repeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin repetō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepetōto attack again; to go back to
2Latinrĕ-back, backwards
3Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin repetō, repetere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepetō, repetere
2Latinpetō, petere

Words derived from “repeter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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