1670s, from stem of Vulgar Latin *refrangere, from re- "back" (see re-) + Latin frangere "to break" (from PIE root *bhreg- "to break").
refractive
refractor
refractory
refrain
reframe
refrangible
refresh
refreshing
refreshment
refrigerant
refrigerate
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