Where does “edify” come from?

Edify comes from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificare, from Latin aedifico, from Latin aedes meaning building or dwelling.

edify (English): To build, construct; To instruct or improve...

Definitions

  1. To build, construct; To instruct or improve...

Ancestry of “edify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchedifierto build, to edify
2Latinaedificāre—
3Latinaedēstemple, shrine, tomb, room, sing.: dwelling (of gods), pl.: house, abode (for people)
4Proto-Italicaiðes—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éydʰ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “edify”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic aiðes →