Where does “remodel” come from?
Remodel comes from Middle French remodeller, from Italian modello meaning "a small measure or pattern," from Latin modellus, derived from modus meaning "measure" or "manner," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med- meaning "to measure."
remodel (English): To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings...
Definitions
- To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings...
Ancestry of “remodel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 2 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 3 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “remodel”