English
recombination
From re- + combination.
A compound of re- + combination
Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’
English re-
Latin bīnus ‘two each’
Latin combīnō ‘to combine, unite’
Late Latin combīnātiō
Old French combination
Middle English combinacioun
English combination
Today it means
noun Combination a second or subsequent time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / recombination