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Where does “candefacio” come from?

candefacio (Latin) comes from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

candefacio (Latin): I make white; I make glowing, make red hot

Definitions

  1. I make white; I make glowing, make red hot

Ancestry of “candefacio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaciō—
2Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
3Latin-tōrius—
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōr—
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “candefacio”

  • candefaciens
  • candefacturus
  • candefactus
  • candefaciendus
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