Etymology

revisit

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Today it means: To visit again. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Middle English revisite ← Middle French revisiter ← Latin revīsitāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromrevīsitāre
  2. Middle French · derived fromrevisiter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrevisite
  4. English todayrevisit

From Middle English revisite, from Middle French revisiter and Latin revīsitāre. By surface analysis, re- + visit.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. An act of revisiting; a second or subsequent visit.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.