re-emphasis

the word is a modern english compound formed by attaching the latin prefix 're-' to the existing noun 'emphasis'. the prefix 're-' directly imports its core sense of repetition or restoration from latin. the noun 'emphasis' entered english in the 16th century via latin from greek 'emphasis', which derived from the verb 'emphainein' (to present, show). the greek root carried the sense of making something apparent or significant. therefore, 're-emphasis' logically constructs the meaning of making significance or importance apparent once more, layering the concept of repetition onto the established idea of stress or prominence.

Structure: re (again) + emphasis (special importance) re- is a prefix of latin origin meaning "again" or "back". emphasis is a noun of greek origin, from 'emphainein' meaning "to present, show, indicate".