Etymology of the English word repeat
the English word
repeatderived from the Old French word
repeterderived from the Latin word
repetere (return to; get back; demand back)
derived from the Classical Latin word
petere (to seek; attack; aim at; desire)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the French word
repeatderived from the Latin word
repetere (return to; get back; demand back)
derived from the Classical Latin word
petere (to seek; attack; aim at; desire)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-using the Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of repeat in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
repeated,
repeater,
repeatingCognates
Dutch
repeteren, French
répéter, German
repetieren, Italian
ripetere, Latin
repetere, Norwegian
repetere, Spanish
repetir, Swedish
repeteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
