Where does “indemnify” come from?
Indemnify comes from English, derived from Latin indemnificare, composed of Latin in- and Latin damnificare, which combines Latin damnum (loss or damage) with Latin facere (to make).
indemnify (English): To secure against loss or damage; to insure; To...
Definitions
- To secure against loss or damage; to insure; To...
Ancestry of “indemnify”, step by step
indemnify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indemn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indemn | Without loss or injury |
| 2 | French | indemne | unhurt, undamaged, unscathed |
| 3 | Latin | indemnis | unhurt, uninjured |
| 4 | Latin | in- -is | less, without, lacking |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |