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Where does “resize” come from?

Resize is derived from English re- and size, with the prefix re- coming from Middle English re-, Old French re-, and Latin re-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn.

resize (English): To alter the size of something; To change in...

Definitions

  1. To alter the size of something; To change in...

Ancestry of “resize”, 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 “resize”

  • resizable
  • resizer
  • resizability
  • nonresizable
  • unresizable
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