Resight
/ˌriːˈsaɪt/noun
To see or observe something again.
Did you know?The word combines the highly productive prefix “re-,” meaning “again,” with “sight,” a Germanic word descended from ancient roots connected with seeing and perception.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sekw-
“To see or follow with the eyes; the precise reconstruction is debated.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sehwaną
“To see.”
Old English
Old English
sēon
“To see, perceive, or understand.”
Middle English
Middle English
sight
“The act or faculty of seeing; visual perception.”
Modern English
English
re- + sight
“To see again; a later formation using re- in the sense of repetition.”