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Etymology of the English word beautify
the English word
beautify
derived from the English word
beauty
derived from the Old French word
biaute
derived from the Old French word
biau
derived from the Latin word
bellus
(pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-
derived from the Latin root
*bellitas
derived from the Latin word
bellus
(pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-
using the English suffix
-fy
derived from the Old French suffix
-fier
derived 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
beautified
,
beautifying
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