Etymology

re-surveillance

Today it means: A follow-up sub rosa investigation after an unsuccessful or unfruitful covert investigation. Full definition →

English surveillance ← French surveillance ← Middle English re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Frenchsurveillance
  7. Englishsurveillance
  8. English todayre-surveillance

From re- + surveillance.

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