Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redevolve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-de-volve
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To devolve again.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor. English devolve English redevolve From re- + devolve.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

redevolves (present, singular) redevolving (participle, present) redevolved (participle, past) redevolved (past)

Questions

What does redevolve mean?: To devolve again.
Where does redevolve come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor. English devolve English redevolve From re- + devolve.

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