French word remettre comes from Latin remittere, and later Old French remetre (To put back; to replace.)

Detailed word origin of remettre

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
remittere	Latin (lat)
remetre	Old French (fro)	To put back; to replace.
remettre	French (fra)	(euphemistic) to throw up. (followed by the preposition à) to hand over, tender, hand in, deliver (to someone). (followed by the preposition à) to put off, postpone (until). (in the passive voice, followed by the preposition de) to be out of the woods. (pronominal) To get back. (pronominal, followed by the preposition de) to get over, to recover (from something). (pronominal, followed by the [...]