Etymology

refectory

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Today it means: A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery. Full definition →

Middle English refectori ← Late Latin refectorium ← Latin reficere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromreficere“to remake, to rebuild”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromrefectorium
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrefectori
  4. English todayrefectory

Via Middle English refectori from Late Latin refectorium, from Latin reficere (“to remake, to rebuild”).

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