Where does “refroidisseur” come from?
refroidisseur (French) comes from French refroidir, from French froidir, from French froid, from Middle French froit, from Old French froit, from Old French freit, from Latin frīgidus, from Latin frīgeō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
refroidisseur (French): cooler
Definitions
- cooler
Ancestry of “refroidisseur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | refroidir | to lower the temperature of; to cool; to become... |
| 2 | French | froidir | to cool; to cool off; to cool down |
| 3 | French | froid | cold; cold, chill; distance, strain |
| 4 | Middle French | froit | cold |
| 5 | Old French | froit | cold |
| 6 | Old French | freit | past participle of freindre; Alternative form of... |
| 7 | Latin | frīgidus | cold, cool, chilling, frigid |
| 8 | Latin | frīgeō | to be cold or chilly; freeze |
| 9 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |