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Where does “liquefy” come from?

Liquefy comes from Anglo-Norman liquefier and Latin liquefacere, meaning to make liquid.

liquefy (English): To make into a liquid; To become liquid; To...

Definitions

  1. To make into a liquid; To become liquid; To...

Ancestry of “liquefy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishliquefien—
2Anglo-Normanliquefier—
3Latinliquefacerepresent active infinitive of liquefaciō

Words derived from “liquefy”

  • liquefier
  • liquefiable
  • reliquefy
  • deliquefy
Every word from Latin liquefacere →