Etymology of the English word clarify
the English word
clarifyderived from the Old French word
clarifierderived from the Latin word
clarificare (make illustrious, famous)
derived from the Latin word
clarus (clear, bright, gleaming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə- (to call)
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-derived from the Old French word
clarifyderived from the Latin word
clarificare (make illustrious, famous)
derived from the Latin word
clarus (clear, bright, gleaming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə- (to call)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of clarify in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
clarified,
clarifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
