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Where does “arefy” come from?

arefy (English) comes from Latin arefacio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

arefy (English): To dry, or make dry; wither

Definitions

  1. To dry, or make dry; wither

Ancestry of “arefy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarefacioI dry; I wither
2Latinfaciō—
3Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
4Latin-tōrius—
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōr—
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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