'reciter' originates from English, specifically formed from the verb 'recite' + the agentive suffix '-er'. 'Recite' ultimately comes from Latin 'recitāre', where 're-' meant 'again' and 'citare' (from 'ciēre') meant 'to call or rouse.'

'reciter' changed from the Old French word 'reciter' (from Latin 'recitāre') into English 'recite', and the modern noun 'reciter' was formed in English by adding the agentive suffix '-er'.

Initially, 'recitare' meant 'to call out or read aloud', and over time this developed into the English verb 'recite' meaning 'to read aloud or repeat from memory'; the noun 'reciter' now means 'a person who does this'.