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Where does “chaufer” come from?

chaufer (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin calefare, from Latin calefaciō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

chaufer (Old French): to heat; to heat up; to warm

Definitions

  1. to heat; to heat up; to warm

Ancestry of “chaufer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincalefare—
2Latincalefaciō—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “chaufer”

  • chauffeur
  • chafing
  • chafe
  • cockchafer
  • chauffer
  • chafer
  • chauffeuse
  • chafingly
  • chafeth
  • chafest
  • chauffeurless
  • chafesome
  • chauffeuress
  • chauffeurship
  • chafeweed
  • chofer
  • шофер
  • шофёр
  • chauffard
  • préchauffage
  • chauffeur
  • chauffage
  • chauffer
  • chauffagiste
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