Where does “humidifier” come from?
humidifier (English) comes from English humidify, from English -ify, from Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō — to do, put, place.
humidifier (English): A device that is used to increase the humidity of...
Definitions
- A device that is used to increase the humidity of...
Ancestry of “humidifier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humidify | To increase the humidity in the air |
| 2 | English | -ify | To produce verbs meaning "to make" |
| 3 | Middle English | -ifien | — |
| 4 | Old French | -ifier | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ifico | Enlarged form of of -ficō; dative masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 7 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |