Etymology

rerun

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Today it means: An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition. Full definition →

English run ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishrun
  7. English todayrerun

From re- + run.

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