Where does “refundment” come from?
refundment (English) comes from English refund, from Middle English refunden, from Old French refondre, from Latin refundere, from Latin refundo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
refundment (English): The act of refunding; The amount that is refunded
Definitions
- The act of refunding; The amount that is refunded
Ancestry of “refundment”, step by step
refundment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English refund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refund | To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse |
| 2 | Middle English | refunden | — |
| 3 | Old French | refondre | — |
| 4 | Latin | refundere | present active infinitive of refundō;... |
| 5 | Latin | refundo | I pour back, pour out |
| 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 |