Etymograph

English

repaint

Repaint comes from English paint ‘verb’, from Middle English peynten ‘to decorate or adorn with drawing or painting’, and ultimately from Old French peint.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400peint‘painted’
  2. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400peintier‘to paint’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500peynten‘to decorate or adorn with drawing or painting’
  4. English1500–presentpaint‘verb’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2005repaint

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400peint‘painted’
  2. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400peintier‘to paint’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500peynten‘to decorate or adorn with drawing or painting’
  4. English1500–presentpaint‘verb’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2005repaint

Earliest quotation: 2005, Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths: “WPF will call your OnRender function when it needs…”

A compound of re- + paint ‘verb’

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to hew’

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Old French peindre ‘to paint’

Old French peint ‘painted’

Old French peintier ‘to paint’

Middle English peynten ‘to decorate or adorn with drawing or painting’

English paint

Every English word from Old French peint

Today it means

verb To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.

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

Etymograph / Old French peint / repaint

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