Etymology

reconstruct

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Today it means: To construct again; to restore. Full definition →

English construct ← Latin cōnstrūctus ← Proto-Italic *strowō
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*strew-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
  15. Proto-Italic*strowō
  16. Latinstruō
  17. Latincōnstruō
  18. Latincōnstrūctus
  19. Englishconstruct
  20. English todayreconstruct

From re- + construct.

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