'reconceptualize' originates from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the word 'conceptualize,' which comes from 'concept,' derived from Latin 'conceptus,' meaning 'a thought or idea.'

'conceptus' transformed into the English word 'concept,' and eventually became 'conceptualize' with the addition of the suffix '-ize,' leading to the modern English word 'reconceptualize' with the prefix 're-'.

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