Etymology of the English word refine
the English word
refineusing the English prefix
re-derived from the Latin prefix
re-derived from the English word
finederived from the English word
finderived from the English word
finnderived from the Swedish word
Finnederived from the Old French word
finderived from the Latin word
finis (boundary, end, limit)
Date
The earliest known usage of refine in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
overrefine,
refined,
refinery,
refiningUsage
Word found in Modern English
