Etymology

rappel

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Today it means: Descent by means of a rope. Full definition →

French rappeler ← Latin appellāre ← Proto-Italic *pelnō
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rappel · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Frenchre-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  5. Proto-Italic*ad
  6. Proto-Italic*ad-
  7. Latinad-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
  10. Proto-Italic*pelnō
  11. Latinpellō
  12. Latinappellāre
  13. Frenchappeler
  14. Frenchrappeler
  15. English todayrappel

Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).

rappel · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromrappel
  2. English todayrappel

Borrowed from French rappel. Compare repeal.

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