Etymology

retrain

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Today it means: To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job Full definition →

English train ← Middle English trayne ← Old French train
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  7. Latintrahere
  8. Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
  9. Old Frenchtraïner
  10. Old Frenchtrain
  11. Middle Englishtrayne
  12. Englishtrain
  13. English todayretrain

From re- + train.

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