Etymograph

English

redefer

From re- + defer.

Formed from re- + defer

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Latin ferō ‘carry, bear’

Latin differō ‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter,…’

Old French differer ‘to differ’

Middle English differren ‘to postpone’

English defer

Today it means

verb To defer again.

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

Etymograph / redefer