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ree-PLAYSS · verb

Proto-ItalicLatinOld FrenchMiddle EnglishEnglish

Origin

Replace is built from re-, a prefix meaning "again" or "back," and place. The two were simply joined in English to make a new verb.

Journey

The facts don't show a shift in meaning beyond its formation — it was made in English from re- plus place, combining "again" with "place" straightforwardly.

Related words

It shares its re- prefix with countless other English words built the same way, though no specific cognate is given in the facts here.

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