Etymology

readdress

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Today it means: To address, direct, or deal with again. Full definition →

English address ← Middle English adressen ← Old French adrecier
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Old Frencha-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  12. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  13. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  14. Proto-Italic*dis-
  15. Latindīs-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵtós
  18. Proto-Italic*rektos
  19. Latinrēctus
  20. Latindīrēctus
  21. Vulgar Latin*dīrēctiāre
  22. Old Frenchdrecier
  23. Old Frenchadrecier
  24. Middle Englishadressen
  25. Englishaddress
  26. English todayreaddress

From re- + address.

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