Repertitious

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Characterized by excessive duplication or reiteration in various instances, and often indicating a lack of originality or fresh perspectives
2. Showing continual repetition that leads to a sense of overuse or absence of new ideas
3. Frequently recurring or duplicated to the point that it feels overly familiar or unoriginal

Etymology: Its Latin ancestor, "repertīcius," meant "newly found," so the English word's meaning of endless repetition is nearly the reverse of where it started. The Latin base is "repertus," "found, discovered, invented," from "reperīre," "to find, discover, invent," built on "re-," meaning "again, anew," and a second element meaning "to bear, to get." The prefix "re-" in that root is the same "again" that now sits at the front of many English words of repetition. The ending was reshaped on the English side. The Latin suffix "-īcius" became "-itious" in English, and the spelling was further pushed toward "-ious," as in words like "superstitious" and "ambitious," which is why the English form looks more like those than like its Latin model. Its relatives include "repertible" and "repertor," which share the same "finding" root.