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stare
Latin · ancient
"to stand"
to stand, root behind instaurare (to renew, set up again)
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restaurare
Latin · ancient
"to rebuild, to renew"
to rebuild, to renew, from re- (again) and staurare (to erect, related to stare)
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restorer
Old French · medieval
"to bring something back to its former condition"
carried into French for bringing something back to its former condition
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restore
English · 1300s
"to bring something back to a former, better state"
settled as the English word for bringing something back to a former state
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