Word Origins
Words starting with r
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| rebound |
-verb
French rebondir
English rebound |
| rebuke |
French rayprimandr
English reprimand |
| rebus |
Russian rayboos
English rebus |
| recalcitrant |
Spanish recalcitrante
English recalcitrant |
| recalescence |
Russian rekalesayntiya
English recalescence |
| recall (beyond recall) |
beyond recall
Spanish irrevocable
English irrevocable |
| recantation |
Spanish recantacioan
English recantation |
| recapitulate |
Spanish recapitular
English recapitulate |
| recent (new) |
Indian Sanskrit nava
‘new’
Russian noaviy
---
Spanish reciente
French raycent
English recent |
| receptacle |
Spanish receptaaculo
English receptacle |
| reception |
Spanish recepcioan
French rayception
English reception |
| receptionist |
Russian sekretaar
English secretary |
| receptive |
Russian retsepteevniy
Spanish receptivo
English receptive |
| recess |
French alcoave
English alcove |
| recession |
French raycession English recession |
| recharge |
-verb
French recharger
English recharge |
| recidivism |
Russian retsidiveezm
English recidivism |
| recidivist |
Russian retsidiveest
English recidivist |
| recipe |
Indian Tamil rasam
‘broth’
Indian Sanskrit rasah
‘taste’
Russian retsept
English recipe |
| recipient |
Spanish recipiente
English recipient |
| reciprocal |
Spanish receeproco
English reciprocal |
| reciprocate |
Spanish reciprocar
English reciprocate |
| reciprocity |
Spanish reciprocidad
English reciprocity |
| recital |
Indian Tamil kaanthaaram
‘song’
euskara (Basque) cantaldi
(pronounced as kaantaldi) ‘recital’
---
Russian kontsayrt
English concert
---
Spanish recital
French raycital
English recital |
| recitation |
Spanish reciatacioan
English recitation |
| recite |
Spanish recitar
French rayciter
English recite |
| reckless |
French imprudent
English imprudent |
| reckon |
-verb
euskara (Basque) kalkulatu
English calculate |
| reckoning |
euskara (Basque) kalkulu
English calculation |
| reclaim |
Spanish reclamar
English reclaim |
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