Etymology

recovery

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Today it means: The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. Full definition →

Middle English recoveree ← Old French recovree
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  1. Old French · derived fromrecovree
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrecoveree
  3. English todayrecovery

From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).

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