Etymology

repaste

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Today it means: To paste again. Full definition →

English paste ← Middle English paste ← Old French paste
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Ancient Greekπάσσω (pássō)
  7. Ancient Greekπαστός (pastós)
  8. Ancient Greekπαστά (pastá)
  9. Late Latinpasta
  10. Old Frenchpaste
  11. Middle Englishpaste
  12. Englishpaste
  13. English todayrepaste

From re- + paste.

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