Etymograph

English

reinitial

From re- + initial.

Formed from re- + initial

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’

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Latin ineō ‘to go into, enter’

Latin initium ‘beginning; entrance’

Latin initiālis ‘initial’

Middle French initial

English initial

Today it means

verb To initial again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reinitial”. 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.

Etymograph / reinitial