'restore' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'restaurare,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'staurare' meant 'to build or erect.'

'restaurare' transformed into the Old French word 'restorer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'restore' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to build again,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to bring back to a former condition.'