Proto-Italic

*wre-

‘again’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *wre-.

29 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *wre-, most familiar first.

• require ← requerre ← requīrō
• rescue ← rescouen ← rescoure
• reverse ← revers ← revers ← reversus
• rely ← relien ← relier ← religo
• remark ← remarquer ← remarquer
• reminiscent ← reminīscēns ← reminīscor
• revoke ← révoquer ← revocare
• reciprocal ← reciprocus
• repellent ← repellēns ← repellō ← pellō ← *pelnō
• reciprocate ← recīprocātus ← reciprocus
• refrigerate ← refrigerō
• repulse ← repulsus ← repellō ← pellō ← *pelnō

More words from *wre-

• regurgitate
• rappel
• recension
• remonstrate
• replevin
• remoulade
• rabbet
• ravelin
• replevy
• revest
• retentor
• remord
• revigorate
• recumb
• reciproque
• repercuss
• reciprocant

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *wre-