The story
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Ancient Greekχᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
- Medieval Latincharactērizō
- Englishcharacterize
- English todayrecharacterize
From re- + characterize.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.