Etymograph

English

reemphasis

From re- + emphasis.

Formed from re- + emphasis

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’

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Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to show’

Ancient Greek ἐμφαίνω ‘to present’

Ancient Greek ἔμφασις ‘significance’

Latin emphasis

English emphasis

Today it means

noun The act of reemphasizing; a second or subsequent emphasis.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reemphasis”. 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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