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Where does “refresher” come from?

Refresher derives from English refresh, which combines the prefix re- with Old French -er, ultimately from Latin -āre (verb infinitive suffix) and Latin -ārius (agent noun suffix), itself from Proto-Italic -os.

refresher (English): Something that refreshes; A review to refresh or...

Definitions

  1. Something that refreshes; A review to refresh or...

Ancestry of “refresher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrefreshTo renew or revitalize; To become fresh again; to...
2EnglishreAbout, regarding, with reference to; especially...
3EnglishreinsuranceInsurance purchased by insurance companies that...
4Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
5Middle Englishre-—
6Old Frenchre-re-
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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