Etymology

recorrect

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Today it means: To correct again (possibly undoing a previous 'correction'). Full definition →

English correct ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

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

From re- + correct.

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