Where does “refractable” come from?
refractable (English) comes from English refract, from Latin refractum, from Latin refractus, from Latin refringere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
refractable (English): Capable of being refracted
Definitions
- Capable of being refracted
Ancestry of “refractable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | refract | To change direction as a result of entering a... |
| 2 | Latin | refractum | nominative neuter singular of refrāctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | refractus | broken up or open |
| 4 | Latin | refringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |