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Where does “refrigerare” come from?

refrigerare (Italian) comes from Latin refrīgerō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

refrigerare (Italian): to cool, refrigerate

Definitions

  1. to cool, refrigerate

Ancestry of “refrigerare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrefrīgerō—
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “refrigerare”

  • refrigerate
  • prerefrigerare
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