Where does “clarifying” come from?
Clarifying comes from English clarify, from French clarifier, from Latin clarificare, meaning to make clear, from Latin clarus (clear) and facio (to make), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
clarifying (English): present participle of clarify; A clarification
Definitions
- present participle of clarify; A clarification
Ancestry of “clarifying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clarify | To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent... |
| 2 | Middle English | clarifien | — |
Words derived from “clarifying”