Where does “nonrefrigerant” come from?
nonrefrigerant (English) comes from English refrigerant, from Latin refrīgerāns, from Latin refrīgerō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
nonrefrigerant (English): Not being or relating to a refrigerant
Definitions
- Not being or relating to a refrigerant
Ancestry of “nonrefrigerant”, step by step
nonrefrigerant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English refrigerant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refrigerant | A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a... |
| 2 | Latin | refrīgerāns | cooling off |
| 3 | Latin | refrīgerō | to cool (off) |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |