Etymology

refill

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Today it means: An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost. Full definition →

English fill ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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refill · noun1

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishfill
  7. English todayrefill

From re- (“again”) + fill (noun).

refill · verb2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  8. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  9. Proto-Germanic*fullijaną
  10. Proto-West Germanic*fullijan
  11. Old Englishfyllan
  12. Middle Englishfillen
  13. Englishfill
  14. English todayrefill

From re- (“again”) + fill (verb).

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