Etymology

reroof

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Today it means: To roof again; to tear off an old roof and replace with a new roof. Full definition →

English roof ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishroof
  7. English todayreroof

From re- + roof.

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