Where does “revamp” come from?
Revamp comes from Middle English re- combined with vamp, derived from Old French re- and vamp, ultimately from Latin re- (meaning "again") and wert-/wer- roots in Proto-Indo-European meaning "to turn" or "to work."
revamp (English): To renovate, revise, improve or renew; A...
Definitions
- To renovate, revise, improve or renew; A...
Ancestry of “revamp”, 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- again; once more |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |