Where does “clarify” come from?
Clarify comes from French clarifier, from Latin clarificare, a combination of Latin clarus meaning clear and facio meaning to make, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
clarify (English): To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent...
Definitions
- To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent...
Ancestry of “clarify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | clarifien | — |
Words derived from “clarify”