Etymograph

English

re-solve

From re- + solve.

Formed from re- + solve

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Latin solvō ‘to loosen, untie’

Middle English solven ‘to dissolve, break up’

English solve

Today it means

verb To solve again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “re-solve”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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