Where does “iOSify” come from?

iOSify (English) comes from English -ify, from Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō — to do, put, place.

iOSify (English): To make an operating system resemble iOS, like imposing restrictions on sideloading applications

Definitions

  1. To make an operating system resemble iOS, like imposing restrictions on sideloading applications

Ancestry of “iOSify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ifyTo produce verbs meaning "to make"
2Middle English-ifien
3Old French-ifier
4Latin-ificoEnlarged form of of -ficō; dative masculine...
5Latin-ficoForms factitive, causative, or other verbs from...
6LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
7Proto-Italicfakjōto make
8Proto-Italic*θakjō
9Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic *θakjō