myEtymology.com: English etymology of redistribute

Etymology of the English word redistribute

the English word redistribute

derived from the English word distribute

derived from the Latin word distributus

derived from the Latin word distribuere (divide, distribute, assign)

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the Latin word tribuere (divide, assign; present)

derived from the Latin word tribus (third part of the people; tribe, hereditary division)

using the English prefix re-

derived from the Latin prefix re-