"R" Word Origins

Shortening.

From Old French reprochier, likely tied to the idea of bringing something "close" (Latin prope) back to someone as blame.

From reproach + -ful.

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was derived from the adjective by substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

From re- ("again") plus "produce," itself from Latin producere ("to bring forth").

From re- + productive.

From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.

From Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate.

Borrowed from French reps, ultimately from English ribs.

From Latin reptilis, "creeping," from repere ("to creep") — describing how these animals move low to the ground.

From reptile plus the adjective ending -ian.

From Late Latin reptitius (“creeping”), corruption of Latin reperticius, from reptus (“crept, crawled”) + -īcius (“-itious”), from rēpere (“to creep, to crawl”), modified by English -ious, q.v. Cognate with repent, reptant, reptile, reptilious, surreptitious.

From Latin res publica, literally "the public thing," via Middle French republique.

From republic plus the adjective ending -an, reinforced by French républicain.

From Latin repudiare "to reject, cast off, divorce", from repudium "divorce, rejection".

From Latin repudiātiōnem, equivalent to repudiate + -ion.

From Middle English repugnance, repugnaunce, from Old French repugnance, repugnaunce (French répugnance) and its etymon Latin repugnantia. Doublet of repugnancy.

From Latin repugnare, "to fight against," from re- ("against") plus pugnare ("to fight") — related to "pugnacious."

From Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere, "to drive back" — from re- ("back") plus pellere ("to drive").

From Late Latin repulsio, from Latin repulsus, the same root as "repulse."

From Medieval Latin repulsivus, built on Latin repulsus, "driven back."

From repute plus the adjective ending -able.

From Latin reputatio, "consideration, reckoning," from reputo, "to think over" — the same root as "repute."

From Old French reputer, from Latin reputo, "to think over, reckon," from re- ("again") plus puto ("to think").

From Old French requeste, ultimately from Latin requirere, "to seek, ask for" — the same root as "require."

Via Old French requeste from Latin requirere 'to seek again, ask for'.

From request + -er; compare requestor, requestress.

From re- + quicken.

From Latin requiem, the opening word of the traditional Mass for the dead, from requies, "rest," from re- plus quies ("quiet, rest").

First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“to rest, repose”).

From Old French requerre, from Latin requiro, "to seek, ask for, need."

From require plus the noun ending -ment.

From Latin requisitus, past participle of requiro, "to require, seek."

From Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio, ultimately from the same root as "requisite."

The verb is derived from Middle English requiten (“to repay”), and then partly from both of the following: * From re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backward’) + quiten (“to pay, pay for; to repay; to acquit (someone of a charge), exonerate; to prove (oneself) innocent; to answer, reply; to atone for (a sin); to compensate, make amends; to depart, leave; to equal, match; to fulfil (an obligation); to give back, return; to give up, relinquish; to release, set free; to render (a service); to reward; to give retribution, take revenge”) (from Old French quitter (“to free, liberate”) (modern French quitter), from quitte (“free, liberated”) + -er (suffix forming verbs)). Quitte is derived from Latin quiētus (“at rest; quiet”), the perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“to repose, rest; to sleep; to be quiet or still”), from quiēs (“rest, repose; sleep; calm, peace, quiet”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”)) + -scō (suffix forming verbs with the sense ‘to begin to do [something]’). * From Old French requiter, requitter (“to free or liberate again”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + quitter (see above). The noun is derived from the verb.

From re- ("again") plus read.

From re- ("again") plus route.

From re- ("again") plus run.

From re- ("again") plus sale.

From re- plus schedule.

From Latin rescindere, "to cut back, tear off," from re- ("back") plus scindere ("to cut, split").

1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).

From Latin rescriptum (“written reply”).

From Old French rescourre, ultimately from Latin excutere, "to shake out," combined with the prefix re-.

From rescue plus the agent ending -er.

From Old French recerchier, "to seek out," from re- plus cerchier ("to search").

From research plus the agent ending -er.

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).