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Where does “gratifier” come from?

gratifier (English) comes from English gratify, from French gratifier, from Latin grātificārī, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

gratifier (English): Someone who gratifies

Definitions

  1. Someone who gratifies

Ancestry of “gratifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgratifyTo please; To make content; to satisfy
2FrenchgratifierTo gratify; To reward
3Latingrātificārī—
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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