Etymology

restrengthen

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Today it means: to strengthen again, to make stronger again Full definition →

English strengthen ← 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. Englishstrengthen
  7. English todayrestrengthen

From re- + strengthen.

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