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Where does “starrified” come from?

starrified (English) comes from English starrify, from English -ify, from Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō — to do, put, place.

starrified (English): Decorated with stars, covered with stars; Turned...

Definitions

  1. Decorated with stars, covered with stars; Turned...

Ancestry of “starrified”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstarrify—
2English-ifyTo produce verbs meaning "to make"
3Middle English-ifien—
4Old French-ifier—
5Latin-ificoEnlarged form of of -ficō; dative masculine...
6Latin-ficoForms factitive, causative, or other verbs from...
7LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
8Proto-Italicfakjōto make
9Proto-Italic*θakjō—
10Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →