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Where does “noncalorific” come from?

noncalorific (English) comes from English calorific, from French calorifique, from Latin calorificus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

noncalorific (English): Not calorific

Definitions

  1. Not calorific

Ancestry of “noncalorific”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalorificRelating to calories; Relating to or producing...
2Frenchcalorifique—
3LatincalorificusCausing or promoting warmth, warming or heating
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →