Etymology of the English word vaporific
the English word
vaporificusing the English suffix
-ficderived from the Late Latin suffix
-ficusderived 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-derived from the English word
vaporderived from the Anglo-Norman word
vapourderived from the Latin word
vapor (sound; cry; steam, vapor; exhalation)
derived from the New Latin word
vaporificusderived from the Latin word
vapor (sound; cry; steam, vapor; exhalation)
Date
The earliest known usage of vaporific in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
