Permute
/pərˈmjuːt/noun
To change the order, arrangement, or sequence of something.
Did you know?English got permute from Latin permutare, literally meaning to exchange thoroughly, and its root mutare also lives in words like mutate and commute — all built around the ancient idea of transformation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to change, exchange”
Latin
Latin
mutare
“to change, alter”
Latin
Latin
permutare
“to exchange completely, interchange”
Late Latin
Latin
permutatus
“changed, exchanged”
14th Century
English
permuten
“to change or exchange”
Modern English
English
permute
“to change the order or arrangement of something”