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Where does “bronzer” come from?

bronzer (French) comes from French bronze, from Italian bronzo, from Italian bronzare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

bronzer (French): to tan, brown, catch a tan

Definitions

  1. to tan, brown, catch a tan

Ancestry of “bronzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbronzebronze
2Italianbronzobronze; first-person singular present indicative...
3ItalianbronzareTo bronze
4Romanian-re-ing, -ation
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “bronzer”

  • bronzage
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