Etymology

recital

re·cit·al
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Today it means: The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English recite ← Middle English re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcite
  7. Englishrecite
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. English todayrecital

From recite + -al.

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