Etymology of the English word raffinate
the English word
raffinateusing the French suffix
-atederived from the French word
raffinatderived from the French word
raffinerderived from the French word
affinerderived from the Old French word
finderived from the Latin word
finis (boundary, end, limit)
derived from the French word
àusing the Old French prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of raffinate in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
