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Where does “perfumery” come from?

Perfumery comes from Middle French parfumerie, derived from Middle French parfumer meaning to scent, ultimately from Latin -arius, an agent suffix from Proto-Indo-European -yós.

perfumery (English): A shop selling perfumes; A factory where perfume...

Definitions

  1. A shop selling perfumes; A factory where perfume...

Ancestry of “perfumery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eryAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning the...
2French-eriedenoting a shop selling a certain product;...
3Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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