Re: TAN: new words [was: RE: LONG: Latest Wenetaic Stuff]
| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, October 31, 1999, 9:25 |
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> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 14:40:19 -0200
> From: FFlores <fflores@...>
> Is it a coincidence that 'repeat' has 're-' in it? Where does
> it come from?
It's from the Latin verb peto, main senses 'attack/go towards' and
'ask for'. English has 'petition' and 'repetition' from Mediaeval
Latin, I guess, and 'repeat' from Latin through French.
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)