Etymology

repetition

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Today it means: The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated. Full definition →

Latin repetitionem
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repetition · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromrepetitionem
  2. English todayrepetition

Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition). Doublet of repetitio. By surface analysis, repeat + -ition.

repetition · verb2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*péth₂eti
  8. Latinpetō
  9. Latinpetītiōnem
  10. Old Frenchpeticiun
  11. Englishpetition
  12. English todayrepetition

From re- + petition.

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