Repair Definition
Origin of Repair
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Middle English reparen, repairen from Old French reparer from Latin reparāre re- re- parāre to prepare, put in order perə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English repairen (“to return"), from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriare (“to return to one's country"), from re- + patria (“homeland"). Cognate to repatriate.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English repairen to return from Old French repairier from Late Latin repatriāre to return to one's country repatriate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Coined between 1300 and 1350 from Middle English repairen, from Middle French reparer, from Latin reparō (“renew, repair").
From Wiktionary
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From re- +"Ž pair.
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