Where does “chafesome” come from?
chafesome (English) comes from English chafe, from Middle English chaufen, from Old French chaufer, from Vulgar Latin calefare, from Latin calefaciō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
chafesome (English): Characterised or marked by chafing
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by chafing
Ancestry of “chafesome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chafe | Heat excited by friction; Injury or wear caused... |
| 2 | Middle English | chaufen | to warm |
| 3 | Old French | chaufer | to heat; to heat up; to warm |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | calefare | — |
| 5 | Latin | calefaciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |