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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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