Reinvitation

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Sending a fresh request to someone for them to attend or take part once more after an earlier invitation
2. A renewed offer extended to a person who has been asked before, asking them to come back or join again
3. The repeated extending of a welcome or request for someone to visit, participate, or return to an event

Etymology: "Reinvitation" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "anew," attached to "invitation." The prefix comes from Latin "re-" and has been productive in English for centuries, so it can be fastened onto almost any verb or noun that needs a sense of repetition. "Invitation" itself comes from Latin "invitatio," a noun from "invitare," "to invite," so the new word simply means an invitation that is issued a second time. The formation follows a familiar pattern, which is why it needs little explanation. A host who withdraws an offer and then renews it, or a guest who is asked again after an earlier refusal, is given a fresh invitation, and the compound names that act neatly without a longer phrase. Its meaning is therefore transparent from its parts, with nothing hidden in its history.