Etymology

resurface

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Today it means: To come once again to the surface. Full definition →

English surface ← Middle French surface ← Middle English re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Middle Frenchsurface
  7. Englishsurface
  8. English todayresurface

From re- + surface.

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