Etymology

recite

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Today it means: To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. Full definition →

Middle English reciten ← Old French reciter ← Latin recitō
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recite · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromrecitō
  2. Old French · derived fromreciter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromreciten
  4. English todayrecite

From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.

recite · verb2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcite
  7. English todayrecite

From re- + cite.

Words from the same roots

Latinrecitō all →

recitative

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