Etymology

redefault

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Today it means: A default on a mortgage which has already been modified due to borrower hardship Full definition →

English default ← 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. Englishdefault
  7. English todayredefault

From re- + default.

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