Original: , originally from the French verb rÃ pÃ ter meaning "to repeat, to go over, to learn, to rehearse".
Simplified: The word RÃ pÃ titeur is a French word which comes from the verb "rÃ pÃ ter" meaning: "to repeat". The meaning here is "to rehearse", because when a musician rehearses (practices) he will go over the music many times until he has learned it really well.