Etymology

retell

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Today it means: To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase. Full definition →

English tell ← 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. Englishtell
  7. English todayretell

From re- + tell.

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