Etymology

repair

re·pair
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Today it means: To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. Full definition →

Middle English repairen ← Middle French reparer ← Latin reparō
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repair · verb, noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromreparō“renew, repair”
  2. Middle French · derived fromreparer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrepairen
  4. English todayrepair

Coined between 1300 and 1350 from Middle English repairen, from Middle French reparer, from Latin reparō (“renew, repair”).

repair · noun, verb2

  1. Late Latin · derived fromrepatriare“to return to one's country”
  2. Old French · derived fromrepairier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrepairen“to return”
  4. English todayrepair

From Middle English repairen (“to return”), from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriare (“to return to one's country”), from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repatriate.

repair · verb3

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpair
  7. English todayrepair

From re- + pair.

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