Etymology

restrike

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Today it means: The striking again of a key, for example on a piano. Full definition →

English strike ← 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. Englishstrike
  7. English todayrestrike

From re- + strike.

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