English
re-
Re- comes from Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wre-‘again’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Englishtodayre-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wre-‘again’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Englishtodayre-
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’
require, rescue, reverse, rely, reminiscent, remark, reciprocal, revoke, repellent, reciprocate, refrigerate, repulse, rappel, regurgitate, 16 more
Today it means
prefix again, anew
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *wre- / re-