Where does “Re-” come from?

Re- (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese re-, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Re- (Portuguese): forms verbs indicating that the action is being done again; re

Definitions

  1. forms verbs indicating that the action is being done again; re

Ancestry of “Re-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesere-—
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Re-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →