Where does “safener” come from?
safener (English) comes from English safen, from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
safener (English): A chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury...
Definitions
- A chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury...
Ancestry of “safener”, step by step
safener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English safen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | safen | To make safe; To protect a crop from injury from... |
| 2 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 3 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 4 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 5 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |