Where does “rafinare” come from?
rafinare (Romanian) comes from Romanian rafina, from French raffiner, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
rafinare (Romanian): refinement, refining
Definitions
- refinement, refining
Ancestry of “rafinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rafina | to refine |
| 2 | French | raffiner | to refine; to rarefy |
| 3 | French | ré- | re- |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |