Etymology

restore

re·store
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Today it means: To reestablish, or bring back into existence. Full definition →

Middle English restoren ← Old French restorer ← Latin rēstaurāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromrēstaurāre
  2. Old French · derived fromrestorer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrestoren
  4. English todayrestore

From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.

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