Etymology

lubrifaction

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Today it means: Lubrication. Full definition →

Latin lūbricus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlūbricus“slippery”
  2. English todaylubrifaction

Formed in English from the root of Latin lūbricus (“slippery”) + -faction.

Words from the same roots

Latinlūbricus all →

lubriclubriciouslubricous

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