Etymology

reorder

R1E1O1R1D2E1R1

Today it means: To place in a new order; to rearrange. Full definition →

English order ← Middle English ordre ← Old French ordne
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  7. Proto-Italic*ordō
  8. Latinōrdinem
  9. Old Frenchordne
  10. Middle Englishordre
  11. Englishorder
  12. English todayreorder

From re- + order.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.