Etymology of the English suffix -fy
the English suffix
-fyderived from the Old French suffix
-fierderived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Derivations in English
aerify,
alkalify,
ammonify,
argufy,
aurify,
beautify,
calcify,
cockneyfy,
countrify,
dandify,
detoxify,
fancify,
gentrify,
jellify,
jollify,
lignify,
mummify,
nazify,
scorify,
uglify,
vinify,
yankeefy,
zincify,
citified,
denazify,
relexify,
sissified,
commodify,
electrify,
emulsify,
yuppifyUsage
Word found in Modern English
