Where does “-ify” come from?
-ify (English) comes from Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti — to do, put, place.
-ify (English): To produce verbs meaning "to make"
Definitions
- To produce verbs meaning "to make"
Ancestry of “-ify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | -ifien | — |
| 2 | Old French | -ifier | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ifico | Enlarged form of of -ficō; dative masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 5 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |