English → Latin
“repeat” in Latin
repetōto attack again; to go back to; to recommence, resume, renew or repeat an action; to recount, to recall, to recollectiterōto do a second time, repeat, renewredintegrōto restore or renew, refresh or reviverecitōto read aloud, recite; to appoint, name (in writing)prōnūntiōto proclaim, declare, announce; to pronounce, sound out, articulate
The English word repeat itself goes back to Latin petō, through repetō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
repeat
To do again, repetere (the proper word and general term): iterare (to do a second time): redintegrare (to do or say afresh): iterum legere (to read again: ☞ not reiterare).
To recite, rehearse, recitare: pronuntiare: reddere aliquid: to repeat from memory, memoriter pronuntiare: to repeat word for word, iisdem verbis aliquid reddere (Cic.): to repeat letters backward, litteras retro agere (Quint., 1, 1, 25).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for repeat?
- The usual Latin words for “repeat” are repetō, iterō, redintegrō; also recitō, prōnūntiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.