'revamp' originates from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and 'vamp,' which is a term used in shoemaking to refer to the upper front part of a shoe.

'Vamp' was used in the 13th century to refer to the front part of a shoe, and 'revamp' emerged in the 19th century to mean 'to patch up or renovate.'

Initially, 'revamp' meant to repair shoes, but it evolved to mean improving or modernizing anything.