Etymology

resize

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Today it means: To alter the size of something. Full definition →

English size ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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resize · verb, noun1

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

From re- + size.

resize · verb2

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

From re- + size.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.