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Where does “-ificere” come from?

-ificere (Latin) comes from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “-ificere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
2Proto-Italicfakjōto make
3Proto-Italic*θakjō—
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-ificere”

  • intensificación
  • intensificar
  • lotificar
  • -ificar
  • acidificación
  • acidificar
  • electrificante
  • solidificar
  • personificar
  • personificación
  • electrificar
  • dosificar
  • desmitificar
  • planificar
  • intensificar
  • personificar
  • classificar
  • classificació
  • acidificar
  • solidificar
  • -ificar
  • classificable
  • inclassificable
  • ossificar
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