Etymograph

English

restyle

From re- + style.

A compound of re- + style

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Latin stilus ‘a stake’

Medieval Latin stylus

Middle English stile ‘writing tool’

English style

Today it means

verb To refashion (something) in a new style or shape, to fit another purpose.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “restyle”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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