Etymology

refactorization

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Today it means: A split into constituent parts after a previous combination. Full definition →

English factorization ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishfactorization
  7. English todayrefactorization

From re- + factorization.

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