Where does “frigorigène” come from?
frigorigène (French) comes from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
frigorigène (French): refrigerant
Definitions
- refrigerant
Ancestry of “frigorigène”, step by step
frigorigène traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gène
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gène | gene |
| 2 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 3 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 4 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 5 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via French frigo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | frigo | fridge; refrigerator |