Etymograph

English

resemanticization

From re- + semanticization.

Formed from re- + semanticization

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Today it means

noun A second or subsequent semanticization, typically following desemanticization

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “resemanticization”. 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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