Etymograph

English

refertilize

From re- + fertilize.

Formed from re- + fertilize

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

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

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Latin ferō ‘to carry, bear’

Latin fertilis ‘fruitful, fertile’

French fertile

French fertiliser ‘to fertilize’

English fertilize

Today it means

verb To fertilize again.

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

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