encore
ON-kor · interjection
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Origin
Encore comes from French encore, meaning "more, again." English borrowed it directly, keeping that original sense of asking for something to happen once more.
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Journey
The word entered English still carrying its French meaning of 'more, again,' used in that very sense once it crossed over.
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