're-photograph' originates from English, combining the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' with 'photograph', which comes from Greek 'phōtós' meaning 'light' and 'gráphō' meaning 'to write'.

're-photograph' evolved from the combination of 're-' and 'photograph', which itself was derived from the Greek words 'phōtós' and 'gráphō'.

Initially, it meant 'to take a photograph again', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.