Etymograph

English

recell

From re- + cell.

Formed from re- + cell

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover’

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Proto-Italic *kelnā

Latin cella ‘chamber, small room’

Old English cell

Middle English celle

English cell

Today it means

verb To install new battery cells in a battery with deteriorated or damaged cells.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “recell”. 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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