Where does “chafeweed” come from?
chafeweed (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.
chafeweed (English): The cudweed , used to prevent or cure chafing
Definitions
- The cudweed , used to prevent or cure chafing
Ancestry of “chafeweed”, 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 | — |