Where does “dexify” come from?
dexify (English) comes from English justify, from Middle English justifien, from Old French justifier, from Latin iustificō, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
dexify (English): Defend, explain, and/or justify
Definitions
- Defend, explain, and/or justify
Ancestry of “dexify”, step by step
dexify traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English justify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | justify | To provide an acceptable explanation for; To be a... |
| 2 | Middle English | justifien | — |
| 3 | Old French | justifier | to show to be innocent |
| 4 | Latin | iustificō | to act justly (towards) |
| 5 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English defend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defend | To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect;... |
| 2 | Middle English | defenden | defend |
| 3 | Old French | défendre | to defend |
| 4 | Latin | dēfendō | to drive away |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English explain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explain | To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | explanen | — |
| 3 | Old French | explaner | — |
| 4 | Latin | explanō | to flatten or spread out |
| 5 | Latin | planō | — |
| 6 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |