English

readoption

From re- + adoption.

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Latin optō ‘to choose, select, prefer, opt’

Latin adoptō ‘to take by choice, choose, select’

Latin adoptio

French adoption

Today it means

noun Being adopted back into a family or group

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / readoption