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Where does “salification” come from?

salification (English) comes from English salify, from French salifier, from French -ifier, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.

salification (English): The act or process of salifying

Definitions

  1. The act or process of salifying

Ancestry of “salification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalifyTo react so as to form a salt; To combine or...
2Frenchsalifierto salify, turn into salt
3French-ifier-ify
4Latin-ficō—
5Latin-ficusForms adjectives that denote bringing or making
6Proto-Italic-fakos-making, -producing
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