Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “refunden” come from?

refunden (Middle English) comes from Old French refondre, from Latin refundere, from Latin refundo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “refunden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrefondre—
2Latinrefunderepresent active infinitive of refundō;...
3LatinrefundoI pour back, pour out
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “refunden”

  • refund
  • refundable
  • nonrefundable
  • refundability
  • refundment
  • refunder
  • refundee
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