myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of refrenare

Etymology of the Latin word refrenare

the Latin word refrenare (curb, check; restrain)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word frenare (brake, curb, restrain)

derived from the Latin word frenum (bridle, harness, rein)

derived from the Latin word frendere (gnash the teeth, grind up small)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrendh-

English refrain, French refréner, Portuguese refrear, Spanish refrenar