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Where does “refringere” come from?

refringere (Latin) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

refringere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “refringere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “refringere”

  • refrain
  • refractory
  • refractive
  • refraction
  • refracting
  • refractoriness
  • refract
  • refractor
  • refractometer
  • photorefractive
  • refractivity
  • refractometry
  • photorefraction
  • keratorefractive
  • chemorefractory
  • refraineth
  • refractometric
  • nonrefractive
  • nonrefractory
  • photorefractoriness
  • refrainment
  • photorefractory
  • refractorily
  • autorefraction
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