Where does “refrigerate” come from?
refrigerate (Italian) comes from Italian refrigerare, 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- — passed , crossed.
refrigerate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “refrigerate”, step by step
refrigerate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian refrigerare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | refrigerare | to cool, refrigerate |
| 2 | Latin | refrīgerō | to cool (off) |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian refrigerato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | refrigerato | past participle of refrigerare |