Etymograph

English

recite

Recite comes from Latin recitō ‘to read aloud, recite’, from citō ‘call forth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to move, be in motion’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to move, be in motion’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kieōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcieō‘to summon, call’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcitō‘call forth’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecitō‘to read aloud, recite’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400reciter
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reciten
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2010recite

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to move, be in motion’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kieōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcieō‘to summon, call’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcitō‘call forth’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecitō‘to read aloud, recite’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400reciter
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reciten
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2010recite

Earliest quotation: 2010, Allan Chernoff, Overcoming the fear of flying: “I feel the seat. I feel the seat against…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to move, be in motion’

kinetic, kinase, cytokine, kinematics, cine, kine, 12 more

through Latin cieō ‘to summon, call’

excitation, 6 more

through Latin citō ‘call forth’

citation, incite, resuscitate, 6 more

Today it means

verb To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- / recite

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