Where does “wafture” come from?
wafture (English) comes from English ure, from Middle English ure, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
wafture (English): Something that is wafted; The act of wafting...
Definitions
- Something that is wafted; The act of wafting...
Ancestry of “wafture”, step by step
wafture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ure | use, practise, exercise; To use; to exercise; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | ure | Alternative form of oure |
| 3 | Old French | uevre | a work |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English waft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waft | To float easily or gently through the air; To be... |
| 2 | Middle English | waften | — |
| 3 | Old English | wafettan | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ettan | verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -attjan | Creates intensive verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -atjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |