Latin
refringō
‘to break up or open’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin refringō.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin refringō, most familiar first.
- refractory ← refractārius ← refrāctus
- refraction ← refrāctiō
- refringence
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Etymograph / Latin refringō