Etymology

relive

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Today it means: To experience (something) again; to live over again. Full definition →

First used 18th c.English live ← Middle English lefe ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Middle Englishlefe
  7. Englishlive
  8. English todayrelive

From re- + live.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. To experience (something) again; to live over again.
  • 16th–17th c. To bring back to life; to revive, resuscitate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.