Ify
/ˈɪf.i/noun
To make or become, often used as a suffix.
Did you know?The suffix 'ify' derives from a Latin root meaning 'to make or cause,' hinting at an ancient belief in the power of words to manifest reality.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
-ifien
“To make or cause to exist.”
14th Century
Old French
-ifier
“To make or become, derived from Latin.”
Late 14th Century
Latin
-ificare
“To make, produce, or cause.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰe-
“To put or to do, forming the root of creation and action.”