Renovate
/ˈrɛnəveɪt/noun
To restore something to a better, newer, or more functional condition.
Did you know?Renovate comes from Latin renovare, and the same root behind it also gave English words like new and novel, all tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European idea of “newness.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*newos
“new”
Latin
Latin
novus
“new, fresh”
Latin
Latin
renovare
“to make new again, renew”
Late Latin / Old French
Old French
renover
“to renew, restore”
14th Century
English
renovaten
“to renew, restore”
Modern English
English
renovate
“to restore something to a better or newer condition”