Etymology

repaper

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Today it means: To apply new wallpaper to, either by first stripping the old wallpaper off, or by papering over the top. Full definition →

English paper ← Middle English paper ← Anglo-Norman paper
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Anglo-Normanpaper
  7. Middle Englishpaper
  8. Englishpaper
  9. English todayrepaper

From re- + paper.

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