Etymology of the English word frigorific
the English word
frigorificderived from the French word
frigorifiquederived from the Late Latin word
frigorificusderived from the Late Latin word
frigus (cold; cold weather, winter)
using the Late Latin suffix
-ficusderived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Date
The earliest known usage of frigorific in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
