Etymology of the English word damnify
the English word
damnifyderived from the Old French word
damnifierderived from the Latin word
damnificare (injure; fine)
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 Latin word
damnare (discredit; seek, secure condemnation of; pass, pronounce judgment, find guilty)
derived from the Latin word
damnum (financial, property, physical loss)
Date
The earliest known usage of damnify in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
