Liquefy
/ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ/noun
To make or become liquid.
Did you know?Liquefy comes from Latin roots tied to flowing and becoming liquid, and its cousin words spread through English in chemistry, poetry, and everyday speech.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leikw-
“to flow; to leak”
Latin
Latin
liquere
“to be fluid, to flow”
Latin
Latin
liquidus
“fluid, liquid”
Late Latin
Latin
liquefacere
“to make liquid; to melt”
Middle English
English
liquefien
“to make liquid or melt”
Modern English
English
liquefy
“to make or become liquid”