Where does “reify” come from?

reify (English) comes from English reification, from German Verdinglichung, from German verdinglichen, from German dinglich, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

reify (English): to regard something abstract as if it were a...

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to regard something abstract as if it were a...

Ancestry of “reify”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	reification	The consideration of an abstract thing as if it...
2	German	Verdinglichung	thingification, objectification, reification
3	German	verdinglichen	to reify
4	German	dinglich	real, thinglike
5	Latin	reālis	real
6	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
7	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
8	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
9	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
10	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
11	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
12	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
13	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
14	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
15	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16	Latin	calceus	shoe
17	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
18	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “reify”

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