the French verb Repaitre ( vi, "to eat" )

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about the French verb Repaitre ( repaître )

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/repa%C3%AEtre

> Etymology From re- +‎ paître.

re: RE- (prefix)

What's odd is the suggestion of Re-gurgitating

i guess.... A person chews repeatedly

and eating is something we have to Do again, and again, and again

[wugi]

Op 16/10/2022 om 21:17 schreef henh...@gmail.com:

Do you have the same association with "le repas", the meal, the repast (!)?
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=repast

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guido wugi

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yes.... (because the etym. is the same)

Furthermore, .......
with Repast, Repass, ... it feels even more strange because
PASS means to defecate.

(but i see that French Passer means the same thing)



https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pass#Verb

4. (intransitive, transitive, medicine) To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
Synonyms: evacuate, void
He was passing blood in both his urine and his stool.
The poison had been passed by the time of the autopsy.