Etymology of the English word refectory
the English word
refectoryderived from the Latin word
refectorium (refectory; dining room)
derived from the Latin word
refectusderived from the Latin word
reficere (rebuild, repair, restore)
derived 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 refectory in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
refectorium, Dutch
refter, French
réfectoire, German
Refektorium, German
Remter, Italian
refettorio, Norwegian
refektorium, Spanish
refectorioUsage
Word found in Modern English
