Where does “refreno” come from?
refreno (Ido) comes from Portuguese refrão, from Spanish refrán, from French refrain, from Old French refraindre, from Vulgar Latin refrangere, from Latin refringere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
refreno (Ido): refrain
Definitions
- refrain
Ancestry of “refreno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | refrão | refrain; proverb; maxim |
| 2 | Spanish | refrán | proverb; saying |
| 3 | French | refrain | refrain, chorus |
| 4 | Old French | refraindre | to hold back, to restrain; to restrain oneself,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | refrangere | — |
| 6 | Latin | refringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |