permute

verb

per·​mute pər-ˈmyüt 

permuted; permuting

transitive verb

: to change the order or arrangement of

especially : to arrange in all possible ways

permutable

pər-ˈmyü-tə-bəl 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, to exchange, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French permuter, from Latin permutare, from per- + mutare to change — more at mutable

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above