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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...

Definitions

  1. A dining-hall, especially in an institution such...

Ancestry of “refectory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrefectori—
2Latinrefectōrium—
3Latinrefectōrius—
4Latinreficiō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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