Where does “unify” come from?
Unify comes from Old French unifier, derived from Late Latin unificare, combining Latin unus (one) with facere (to make), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
unify (English): Cause to become one; make into a unit;...
Definitions
- Cause to become one; make into a unit;...
Ancestry of “unify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | unifier | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | unificare | — |
| 3 | Latin | facere | present active infinitive of faciō; do, make; to... |
| 4 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |