redoubt

Meanings

Noun

Verb

Origin

  • Via French redoute from Italian ridotta, from reductus, from Latin reduco, with spelling influenced by doubt.
  • From Old French redouter, from Latin dubitare prefixed with re-. The b was later added back in this word, and the related doubt and redoubtable, to reflect their Latin source.
  • re- + doubt

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