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Latin
Etymology
Syncope of earlier calē̆faciō, the latter superseded in speech by the 1st century CE, as testified by Quintillian. Paralleled in caldus, caldicerebrius.
Pronunciation
Verb
calfaciō (present infinitive calfacere, perfect active calfēcī, supine calfactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- Alternative form of calefaciō
Conjugation
References
- “calfacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “calfacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- calfacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.