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Where does “coafor” come from?

coafor (Romanian) comes from French coiffeur, from French coiffer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

coafor (Romanian): a male barber, hairdresser, hairstylist;...

Definitions

  1. a male barber, hairdresser, hairstylist;...

Ancestry of “coafor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoiffeurhairdresser
2FrenchcoifferTo cover the head; To give a haircut; to do the...
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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