myEtymology.com: English etymology of repertory

Etymology of the English word repertory

the English word repertory

derived from the Late Latin word repertorium

derived from the Latin word repertum (discovery; invention; finding again)

derived from the Latin word reperire (discover, learn; light on)

derived from the Latin word parire (to give birth; bear; give birth to; beget)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-

derived from the Latin word perire (die, pass away; be ruined)

using the Late Latin prefix per-

derived from the Latin word per (through)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the Latin word ire (to go; go, walk; march)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ei-

using the Latin prefix re-

The earliest known usage of repertory in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English