Etymology

rediscover

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Today it means: To discover again; especially something previously lost or forgotten. Full definition →

English discover ← Middle English discoveren ← Old French descovrir
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  9. Proto-Italic*dis-
  10. Latindis-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  13. Proto-Italic*kom
  14. Proto-Italic*kom-
  15. Latincon-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wer-
  20. Latinoperiō
  21. Latincooperiō
  22. Latindiscooperīre
  23. Late Latindiscoperīre
  24. Old Frenchdescovrir
  25. Middle Englishdiscoveren
  26. Englishdiscover
  27. English todayrediscover

From re- + discover.

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