Etymology

retape

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Today it means: To tape again. Full definition →

English tape ← Middle English tape ← Old English tæppa
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Old Englishtæppa
  7. Middle Englishtape
  8. Englishtape
  9. English todayretape

From re- + tape.

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