mattifier

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English matt

Latin -i-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *θakos

Proto-Italic *-fakos

Latin -ficus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -ficō

Latin -ificāreder.

Old French -ifierbor.

Middle English -ifien

English -ify

English mattify

English -er

English mattifier

From mattify + -er.

Noun

mattifier (plural mattifiers)

1. A cosmetic designed to give the skin a matt or less shiny appearance

Related terms

• mattify
• mattifying

Translations

Translations

• French: matifiant (fr) m (ellipsis of produit matifiant (literally “mattifying product”)), poudre matifiante f (literally “mattifying powder”), crème matifiante f (literally “mattifying cream”)