Monday, December 22, 2014

What is the etymology of the word "refrigerator"? (x-post from ELI5) etymology


It seems to me that the English language does not have a adjective-equivalent of to "frige" or to "refrige", and we short-form the "refrigerator" as a "fridge" with an extra d. I can't think of where the stem may have come from, and why the* re-* which suggests to refreeze things instead of just "frigerator" (unless it means re- like remember, but what does the* re-* there mean anywhere?), and why the -d- in fridge for that matter?







Submitted December 23, 2014 at 11:20AM by kronecap http://ift.tt/1wglrt5 etymology

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