Where does “reificare” come from?

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

reificare (Italian): To reify

Definitions

  1. To reify

Ancestry of “reificare”, step by step

reificare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreifyto regard something abstract as if it were a...
2EnglishreificationThe consideration of an abstract thing as if it...
3GermanVerdinglichungthingification, objectification, reification
4Germanverdinglichento reify
5Germandinglichreal, thinglike
6Latinreālisreal
7Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
8Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
9Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
10Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
11Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
12Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
13Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
14Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
15Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via French réifier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréifierto reify
2French-ifier-ify
3Latin-ficōforms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives; -ify
4Latin-ficusForms adjectives that denote bringing or making
5Proto-Italic-fakos-making, -producing

Words derived from “reificare

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-