reinvested
UK[ˌriːɪnˈvɛstɪd]US[ˌriːɪnˈvɛstɪd]
v
To invest (money, time, or effort) again, especially to put profits from an investment back into the same enterprise.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
invest
ed
re
again
invest
to put in
ed
past/participle suffix
Etymology
The word 'reinvested' is built upon the financial verb 'invest', which itself has a sartorial history. 'Invest' derives from Latin 'investire', meaning "to clothe or surround," reflecting the early commercial practice of formally endowing a person with the insignia or rights of an office. The metaphorical shift from clothing in authority to committing money occurred in the 17th century. Adding the Latin prefix 're-' (again) creates the sense of repeating this action of commitment. The final '-ed' suffix, of Germanic origin, marks the word for its standard English verbal past tense and participial forms, completing the term for the act of putting capital back into a venture.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + invest (to put in) + ed (past/participle suffix)
re: Latin origin, a prefix meaning "again" or "back".
invest: Latin origin (from 'investire', to clothe, put in), functioning as the core verb meaning to commit resources for future gain.
ed: Old English origin, a suffix indicating the past tense or past participle form of a verb.
Examples
The company reinvested all its profits into research and development.
He wisely reinvested the dividends to benefit from compound growth.
After the sale, the capital gains were reinvested in a more diversified portfolio.