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Where does “rarefieth” come from?

rarefieth (English) comes from English rarefy, from Middle English rarefien, from Old French rarefier, from Latin rarefacere — present active infinitive of rarefaciō; make rare.

rarefieth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “rarefieth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrarefyTo make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; To...
2Middle Englishrarefien—
3Old Frenchrarefier—
4Latinrarefacerepresent active infinitive of rarefaciō; make rare
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