renaming
UK[ˌriːˈneɪmɪŋ]US[ˌriːˈneɪmɪŋ]
n
The action or process of giving something a new name.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
name
ing
re
again
name
to give a title
ing
action/process
Etymology
The word 'renaming' is a modern English gerund formed by combining the productive prefix 're-' with the verb 'name' and the nominalizing suffix '-ing'. The core verb 'name' descends from the Old English 'namian', itself from the Proto-Germanic root namô, which is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root h₁nómn̥, meaning "name". The prefix 're-', borrowed from Latin, introduces the concept of repetition or restoration. Therefore, the literal construction "the action of naming again" perfectly captures the modern abstract meaning of assigning a new identifier to an existing entity.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + name (to give a title) + ing (action/process)
re: Latin origin, a prefix meaning "again" or "back".
name: Old English origin (nama/noma), from Proto-Germanic namô, meaning "a word by which someone or something is called".
ing: Old English origin, a suffix forming nouns from verbs, indicating an action, process, or result.
Examples
The renaming of the street was approved by the city council.
The software update includes a simple file renaming feature.
The company's rebranding involved the renaming of several core products.