Etymology

reassess

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Today it means: To assess again; to revise an earlier assessment; to reevaluate. Full definition →

English assess ← Middle English assessen ← Old French assesser
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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. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sedéh₁yeti
  12. Proto-Italic*sedēō
  13. Latinsedeō
  14. Latinassideō
  15. Latinassessus
  16. Medieval Latinassessare
  17. Old Frenchassesser
  18. Middle Englishassessen
  19. Englishassess
  20. English todayreassess

From re- + assess.

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