Redivides is a nine-letter word with the /rɛdɪˈvaɪdz/ phonetic transcription. The word redivides contains a prefix, "re-", which means "to do again," and a root word, "divide," which means "to separate into parts." The letter "i" acts as a vowel sound, while "d" and "v" are consonants that create a repeated sound in the middle of the word. The letter "e" is used to indicate the pronunciation of the "i" sound as long, making the pronunciation of the word as "re-dee-vyds."
The word "redivides" is formed by adding the prefix "re-" to the word "divides". To understand its etymology, it is important to know the origins of the base word "divide".
The word "divide" comes from the Latin word "dividere", which means "to separate into parts" or "to distribute". The Latin "dividere" is formed by combining two elements: "dis", meaning "apart" or "away", and "videre", meaning "to see" or "to discern". So, "dividere" essentially means "to see apart" or "to separate by seeing".
The prefix "re-" in "redivides" means "again" or "back", indicating a repetition or returning to the action of dividing.