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Prefix Origins ‘re-’
(back, again)
Adding the prefix “re-” to a word can apply the meaning “again”, “back”, “against”.
Words containing this prefix often have Old French and Latin origins.
Word
Word Origin
call
1580’s from Old English/Old Norse:
“ceallian”/”kalla” to call, shout out
(re “again” + call “call”)
peat
1550’s from Old French/Latin:
“repeter”/“repetere”say, attack do again
(re “apart” + petere “go forward”)
apply
1723 from Old French:
“aploiier” apply, use, attach
(re “again” + apply “give attention to”)
do
1590’s from Old English/Old Saxon:
“don”/“duan” act, make, put
(re “again” + do “perform”)
gain
1540’s from Middle French:
“regaigner” to gain back
(re “again” + gaginer “gain profit”)
Write sentences using the above words that begin with the prefix ‘re’:
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RENEWAL
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