Where does “electrification” come from?
Electrification derives from English electrify, from English electric, from Old French -ation, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, combined with Latin -ficus and Latin facio meaning to make or do.
electrification (English): The act of electrifying, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of electrifying, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “electrification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | électrifier | to electrify |
| 2 | English | electrify | To supply electricity to; to charge with... |
| 3 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 4 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 5 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 6 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 7 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 8 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 14 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |