Etymology

repot

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Today it means: To move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth. Full definition →

English pot ← Middle English pot ← Old French pot
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  7. Old Englishpott
  8. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  9. Frankish*pott
  10. Vulgar Latinpottum
  11. Old Frenchpot
  12. Middle Englishpot
  13. Englishpot
  14. English todayrepot

From re- + pot.

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