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chauffeur.

stoker; fireman

9 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃo.fœʁ/
  1. stoker; fireman

    masculine
  2. driver

    masculine
    chauffeur de taxi
  3. chauffeur (private driver)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *kalēō Latin caleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin calefaciō Classical Latin calfaciō Vulgar Latin *calfō Old French chaufer Middle French chauffer French chauffer Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French chauffeur From chauffer (“to warm up”) + -eur.

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