re-

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- From Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin re-, red- (“back; anew; again; against”), see there for more. Displaced native English ed-, eft-, a-, with-/wither-, gain-/again-.

1. again, anew

   “re- + new → renew (“to make something new again”)”

   “re- + commit → recommit (“to commit an act again”)”

2. a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out

   “reletter, relead, rebronze (examples from: )”

3. back, backward

   “reject, reply, resist”