-ify

English

/ɪfaɪ/

suffix
Definitions
  • To produce verbs meaning to make.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -ifien borrowed from Old French -ifier derived from Latin -ifico, -ificare root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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