[1350–1400; ME ‹ L restitūtus, ptp. of restituere to set up again, restore, equiv. to re- re- + -stitū-, var. s. of -stituere (comb. form of statuere to set upright, deriv. of stāre to stand) + -tus ptp. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, fix, flash, negative, screenre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert