The word is refrigerate
Chong Dak Pinhead wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > On Dec 13, 7:35 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> Charlene Charette wrote:
> >>> Steve Wertz wrote:
> >>>> On 12 May 2007 17:25:15 -0700, wrote:
> >>>>> There is no d in refrigerate.
> >>>> But there is in 'fridge'. *Go figure.
> >>> That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator".
> >> And if you spell it "frig" it doesn't look as if it's pronounced "fridge".
>
> >> nancy
>
> > Re is used as a preposition here meaning; in re, as to, regarding.
> > Refrigerate means *regarding cold*.
>
> > M-W
>
> > re·frig·er·ate
> > transitive verb
> > Etymology: Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare, from
> > re- + frigerare to cool, from frigor-, frigus cold — more at frigid
> > Date: 1534
> > : to make or keep cold or cool ; specifically : to freeze or chill (as
> > food) for preservation
> > ---
>
> > re
> > preposition
> > Etymology: Latin, abl. of res thing — more at real
> > Date: 1707
> > : with regard to : in re
> > ---
>
> You're confusing the preposition Re with the prefix Re. The preposition
> does indeed mean in regard to, however in this case it is the prefix Re
> which means (among other things) again, in words such as rewrite and
> reread.
>
> Refrigerate doesn't mean *regarding cold*, it means *to make cold again*
> or more commonly *to make cold*.
>
> Both are from Latin so I can understand how you have been confused.
Friggin' pinhead.
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