Where does “electrify” come from?
Electrify comes from English electric plus the suffix -ify, which derives from Middle English -ifien, Latin -icus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos, combined with Latin facio meaning to make or do.
electrify (English): To supply electricity to; to charge with...
Definitions
- To supply electricity to; to charge with...
Ancestry of “electrify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 2 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 3 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 4 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 5 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 6 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 12 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
Words derived from “electrify”
- electrification
- triboelectrification
- electrifier
- electrifiable
- électrifier
- elektrifiera
- de-electrify
- re-electrify
- unelectrify
- elektrifiering
- elektrifizieren
- nonelectrification
- proelectrification
- электрификация
- elektrifikasyon
- elektrifikál
- elektrificere
- Elektrifizierung
- elektrifikatsiya
- электрифицировать
- elektrificering