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Where does “redraw” come from?

Redraw comes from Middle English re- combined with English draw, with the re- prefix ultimately deriving from Old French re-, Latin re-, and Proto-Indo-European roots dʰreǵ- and wer-.

redraw (English): To draw again; An update to the screen display

Definitions

  1. To draw again; An update to the screen display

Ancestry of “redraw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
2Middle Englishre-—
3Old Frenchre-re-
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “redraw”

  • redrawer
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