Where does “rarefacio” come from?
rarefacio (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.
rarefacio (Latin): I rarefy
Definitions
- I rarefy
Ancestry of “rarefacio”, step by step
rarefacio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin faciō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 2 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Latin rare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rare | thinly, sparsely, here and there; rarely, seldom;... |
| 2 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |