Etymology

repute

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Today it means: Reputation, especially a good reputation. Full definition →

Old French reputer ← Latin reputō
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  1. Latin · derived fromreputō“to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”
  2. Old French · derived fromreputer
  3. English todayrepute

From Old French reputer, from Latin reputō (“to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”), from re- (“again”) + putō (“to think”).

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