replace
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.
More words
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