Etymology of the English word recite
the English word
recitederived from the French word
réciterderived from the Latin word
recitare (read aloud, recite; name in writing)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
citare (urge on, encourage; promote)
derived from the Latin word
citus (quick, swift, rapid)
derived from the Latin word
ciere (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-derived from the Latin word
cire (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)
derived from the Old French word
reciterderived from the Latin word
recitare (read aloud, recite; name in writing)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
citare (urge on, encourage; promote)
derived from the Latin word
citus (quick, swift, rapid)
derived from the Latin word
ciere (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-derived from the Latin word
cire (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)
Date
The earliest known usage of recite in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
recital,
recitative,
recited,
recitingCognates
Dutch
reciteren, French
réciter, German
rezitieren, Italian
recitare, Norwegian
resitere, Swedish
reciteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
