Restoration

How to spell restoration

11 letters · 4 syllables

How to pronounce restoration

Say the part in capitals loudest.

What does restoration mean?

1. nounThe act of returning something to its original or former good condition.
2. nounThe return of someone or something to a former position, right, or state.

Restoration in a sentence

• The restoration of the old farmhouse took three years and a large budget.

• The treaty called for the restoration of the deposed monarch to the throne.

• The museum funded the careful restoration of the damaged painting.

• The union demanded the restoration of the dismissed workers.

Where does restoration come from?

Language of origin: Latin

This word traces back to the Latin verb restaurare, meaning 'to rebuild, renew, or set up again', formed from the prefix re- ('again') and a root staurare connected to ideas of erecting or setting up. From that verb Latin built the noun restauratio, the act of renewing or rebuilding. English took the word in the late 1300s through Old French restauration, at first meaning the restoring of a person to health or of property to its rightful owner. The same staurare root sits inside the word 'restaurant', which began as a French term for a restorative broth that revived the diner. The single -r- and the -ation ending are the parts worth fixing in memory, since the word is built tidily from restore plus the noun suffix.

How the word is built

• re- (again, back)
• stor (from Latin staurare: to set up, renew)
• -ation (noun of action)