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

  1. present participle of clarify; A clarification

Ancestry of “clarifying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclarifyTo make clear or bright by freeing from feculent...
2Middle Englishclarifien

Words derived from “clarifying

Every word from Middle English clarifienEvery word from English clarify
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