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Where does “encaustiquer” come from?

encaustiquer (French) comes from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

encaustiquer (French): to polish, wax

Definitions

  1. to polish, wax

Ancestry of “encaustiquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
2Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
3Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Old French -ier →