Etymology

redesign

re·de·sign
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Today it means: A plan for making changes to the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system so as to better serve the purpose of the original design, or to serve purposes different from those set forth in the original design. Full definition →

English design ← Middle English designen ← Old French designer
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*de
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  8. Proto-Italic*dē
  9. Latindē
  10. Latindē-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  12. Proto-Italic*segnom
  13. Proto-Italic*segnāō
  14. Latinsignō
  15. Latindesignō
  16. Old Frenchdesigner
  17. Middle Englishdesignen
  18. Englishdesign
  19. English todayredesign

From re- + design.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.