Etymology

retread

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Today it means: To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads. Full definition →

English tread ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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retread · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishtread
  7. English todayretread

From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).

retread · verb, noun2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishtread
  7. English todayretread

From re- + tread (verb).

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