Etymology

repaint

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Today it means: To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted. Full definition →

English paint ← Middle English peynten ← Old French peintier
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*peyḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pinéḱti
  8. Proto-Italic*pingō
  9. Latinpingō
  10. Latinpictus
  11. Vulgar Latin*pinctus
  12. Frenchpeint
  13. Old Frenchpeintier
  14. Middle Englishpeynten
  15. Englishpaint
  16. English todayrepaint

From re- + paint (“verb”).

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