Etymology

reinvent

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Today it means: To invent again something that has already been invented. Full definition →

English invent ← 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. Englishinvent
  7. English todayreinvent

From re- + invent.

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