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Where does “surficial” come from?

surficial (English) comes from English superficial, from Latin superficialis, from Latin superficiēs, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.

surficial (English): Of or pertaining to the surface of something,...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the surface of something,...

Ancestry of “surficial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperficialOf or pertaining to the surface; Being near the...
2LatinsuperficialisOf or pertaining to the surface, superficial
3Latinsuperficiēs—
4Latinfaciēs—
5Latinfaciō—
6Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
7Latin-tōrius—
8Latin-tor-er
9Proto-Italic-tōr—
10Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
11Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →