myEtymology.com: English etymology of repeater

Etymology of the English word repeater

the English word repeater

derived from the English word repeat

derived from the Old French word repeter

derived 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 repeat

derived 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-

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)