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Where does “reedify” come from?

reedify (English) comes from English edify, from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre, from Latin aedēs, from Proto-Italic aiðes, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰ-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

reedify (English): To edify anew; to build again after destruction

Definitions

  1. To edify anew; to build again after destruction

Ancestry of “reedify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishedifyTo build, construct; To instruct or improve...
2Old Frenchedifierto build, to edify
3Latinaedificāre—
4Latinaedēs—
5Proto-Italicaiðes—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éydʰ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
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