Etymology

redefect

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Today it means: To defect again. Full definition →

English defect ← Latin dēfectus ← Proto-Italic *fakjō
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*de
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  8. Proto-Italic*dē
  9. Latindē
  10. Latinde-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  14. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  15. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  16. Latinfacio
  17. Latindēficiō
  18. Latindēfectus
  19. Englishdefect
  20. English todayredefect

From re- + defect.

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