Where does “lénifiant” come from?

lénifiant (French) comes from Latin lenifians, from Latin lenifacio, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

lénifiant (French): emollient, soothing

Definitions

  1. emollient, soothing

Ancestry of “lénifiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlenifians—
2Latinlenifaciomake smooth
3LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
4Proto-Italicfakjōto make
5Proto-Italic*θakjō—
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “lénifiant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic *θakjō →