Where does “mollifier” come from?
mollifier (English) comes from English mollify, from Middle English mollifien, from Latin mollifico, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
mollifier (English): One who mollifies; An "approximation to the...
Definitions
- One who mollifies; An "approximation to the...
Ancestry of “mollifier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mollify | To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less... |
| 2 | Middle English | mollifien | — |
| 3 | Latin | mollifico | — |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |