Etymograph

English

refrangible

Refrangible comes from Latin refrangibilis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErefrangibilis1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1705refrangible1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English refrangible
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1705, George Cheyne, Of the Physical Laws, and the Uniform Appearances of Nature.: “Mr. [Isaac] Nevvton has demonſtrated from plain and convincing…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErefrangibilisWiktionary, English refrangible
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1705refrangibleWiktionary, English refrangible. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1705, George Cheyne, Of the Physical Laws, and the Uniform Appearances of Nature.: “Mr. [Isaac] Nevvton has demonſtrated from plain and convincing…”

Every English word from Latin refrangibilis

Today it means

adj That may be refracted.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “refrangible”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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