Where does “refret” come from?
refret (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
refret (English): To replace the frets on; A refrain
Definitions
- To replace the frets on; A refrain
Ancestry of “refret”, step by step
refret traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English FRET
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | FRET | Förster resonance energy transfer; fluorescence... |
| 2 | Middle English | frēten | to eat; to devour, eat up; to bite, chew; to... |
| 3 | Old French | freter | to fret |
| 4 | Old French | fret | charge; past participle of fraindre |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | vrecht | Alternative form of vracht; cost of transport |
| 6 | Old Dutch | frēht | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aihtiz | possessions, property |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |
via Middle English refreit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | refreit | — |
| 2 | Old French | refraindre | to hold back, to restrain; to restrain oneself,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | refrangere | — |
| 4 | Latin | refringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |