French word repasser comes from French passer, French reconqueste

Detailed word origin of repasser

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
passer	French (fra)	(TV) to show (be on television). (athletics) to pass (the relay baton). (card games) to pass (not play upon one's turn). (dated) (transitive) to pass (an exam or test). (intransitive) to pass (an exam or test). (intransitive) to pass, to go (between two entities). (legal) to pass. (music) to spin (e.g. a disk). (public transportation) to run. (reflexive) to take place, to happen, to come to [...]
reconqueste	French (fra)
repasser	French (fra)	To iron (to pass an iron over clothing). To pass by again.. To redo (an exam, a test).

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