Relect
/ˌriːˈlɛkt/noun
To read or study again.
Did you know?Relect is built from re- (“again”) and lect, ultimately connected to Latin legere, whose meanings included both “read” and “gather”—as if reading were collecting hidden knowledge.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leg-
“To gather, collect, or pick out; a root later associated with reading and speaking.”
Classical Latin
Latin
legere
“To gather, choose, read, or recite.”
Late Latin
Latin
lectus
“Read or chosen; the source of English forms in lect-.”
Middle English
English
lecchen / lesen
“To read; forms descended from the broader Germanic and Latin reading vocabulary.”
Early Modern English
English
relect
“To read again, formed with re- (“again”) plus lect- (“read”).”
Modern English
English
relect
“To read or study again; an uncommon or specialized word.”