Repair
/rɪˈpɛər/noun
To restore something to good condition after damage or wear.
Did you know?Repair comes through Old French from Latin reparare, and that same re- prefix is the ancient idea of “back” or “again,” the linguistic engine behind renewal, return, and restoration.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to bring forward, to produce, to procure”
Latin
Latin
parare
“to make ready, prepare, procure”
Latin
Latin
reparare
“to make ready again, restore, recover”
Old French
Old French
reparer
“to restore, mend, make good again”
Middle English
English
repairen
“to restore, mend, make right again”
Modern English
English
repair
“to restore something to good condition after damage or wear”