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Etymology of the English word confectioner

the English word confectioner
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)
derived from the English word confection
derived from the Old French word confection
derived from the Latin word confectio (destroying, diminishing, weakening; making ready, preparation; compiling)
derived from the Latin word confectus (with her litter)
derived from the Medieval Latin word conficere (compose; amass, collect; finish off; kill, dispatch; make, construct; prepare)
derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-




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