Etymology

recharge

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Today it means: To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed. Full definition →

Old French rechargier
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromchargier
  2. Old French · derived fromre-
  3. Old French · derived fromrechargier
  4. English todayrecharge

From Old French rechargier, from Old French re- + Old French chargier.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchre- all →

redressretrenchmentrabbetre-

Old Frenchchargier all →

charge

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.