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Revise etymology

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English word revise comes from Latin re-, Latin visitare

Detailed word origin of revise

Dictionary entry Language Definition
re- Latin (lat) Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
visitare Latin (lat)
revisere Latin (lat)
réviser Middle French (frm)
revise English (en) (printing) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.. A review or a revision. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.. (obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.. To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.

Words with the same origin as revise

Descendants of re-

arrest rain reaction receive record regret relax religion remember repeat request rescue research resist respect rest reward ship