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Where does “reprogram” come from?

Reprogram comes from English re- + program, with program from French programme, from Latin programma meaning "public notice," ultimately from Ancient Greek graphō meaning "to write."

reprogram (English): To program anew or differently; To make a...

Definitions

  1. To program anew or differently; To make a...

Ancestry of “reprogram”, 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 “reprogram”

  • reprogrammer
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