Recount
late Middle English: from Old Northern French reconter ‘tell again’, based on Old French counter (see count1).
wiktionary
From Old Northern French and Anglo-Norman recunter, variant of Old French reconter.
From re- + count
etymonline
recount (v.1)
"to tell, relate in detail," late 15c., also recompt, from Old North French and Anglo-French reconter (12c., Modern French raconter), from Old French re- "again" (see re-) + conter "to relate, reckon" (see count (v.)). Frequent in Caxton. Related: Recounted; recounting.
recount (n.)
also re-count, "a new count, a second or repeated count" (especially in an election), 1855, American English, from re- + count (n.2).
recount (v.2)
also re-count, "to enumerate again, count over," 1764, from re- "again" + count (v.). Related: Recounted; recounting.
