Where does “lenifiant” come from?

lenifiant (Romanian) comes from French lénifiant, from Latin lenifians, from Latin lenifacio, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

lenifiant (Romanian): emollient, soothing

Definitions

  1. emollient, soothing

Ancestry of “lenifiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlénifiantemollient, soothing
2Latinlenifians—
3Latinlenifaciomake smooth
4LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
5Proto-Italicfakjōto make
6Proto-Italic*θakjō—
7Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic *θakjō →