Where does “aplique” come from?

aplique (Spanish) comes from French appliqué, from French appliquer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

aplique (Spanish): wall light, sconce

Definitions

  1. wall light, sconce

Ancestry of “aplique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchappliquépast participle of appliquer
2Frenchappliquerto apply, to put something on something else; to...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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