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Where does “edifier” come from?

edifier (Old French) comes from Latin aedificāre, from Latin aedēs, from Proto-Italic aiðes, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰ-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

edifier (Old French): to build, to edify

Definitions

  1. to build, to edify

Ancestry of “edifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaedificāre—
2Latinaedēs—
3Proto-Italicaiðes—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éydʰ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “edifier”

  • edifying
  • edified
  • edify
  • unedifying
  • edifieth
  • edifyingly
  • edifier
  • reedify
  • disedify
  • edifiest
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