Where does “refectory” come from?
Refectory comes from Middle English refectori, from Late Latin refectorium, from Latin reficere and reficio meaning to restore or refresh, derived from facere and facio meaning to make or do, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
refectory (English): A dining-hall, especially in an institution such...
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- A dining-hall, especially in an institution such...
Ancestry of “refectory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | refectori | — |
| 2 | Latin | refectōrium | refectory |
| 3 | Latin | refectōrius | refreshing, reinvigorating |
| 4 | Latin | reficiō | to make again, make anew; remake, renew, rebuild, reconstruct |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |