Nowhere in the rulebook does it say, HOWEVER my interpretation goes:
Its a REroll. A REroll by definition is a repeated roll.
If you did not roll the die originally, it would not be a REroll, it would just be a roll.
The rule says YOU may REroll. Meaning YOU would REPEAT a roll you have already made.
Granted, this is a ridiculous convoluted way of reading it, but it works for me.