Where does “purifier” come from?

purifier (Old French) comes from Latin pūrificō, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.

Ancestry of “purifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrificōto purify (ritually)
2Latin-ficōforms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives; -ify
3Latin-ficusForms adjectives that denote bringing or making
4Proto-Italic-fakos-making, -producing

Words derived from “purifier”

Every word from Proto-Italic -fakos →Every word from Latin -ficō →Every word from Latin -ficus →