- restitution (n.)
- c.1300, from Latin restitutionem (nominative restitutio) "a restoring," noun of action from past participle stem of restituere "restore, rebuild, replace," from re- "again" (see re-) + statuere "to set up," from PIE root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet).