Etymology

refection

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French réfection ← Latin refectiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromrefectiōnem
  2. French · derived fromréfection
  3. English todayrefection

From French réfection, from Latin refectiōnem, accusative singular of refectiō (“recovery, refection”), from reficiō (“restore, renew”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.