Etymology

repeat

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Today it means: To do or say again (and again). Full definition →

Middle English repeten ← Old French repeter ← Latin repetō
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  1. Latin · derived fromrepetō
  2. Old French · derived fromrepeter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrepeten
  4. English todayrepeat

From Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from the prefix re- (“again”) + petō (“to attack, beseech”).

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