myEtymology.com: English etymology of decalcifying

Etymology of the English word decalcifying

the English word decalcifying

derived from the English word decalcify

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word calcify

using the English prefix calci-

derived from the Latin word calx (lime; heel; spur; pad; lead vial, bottle, jar; limestone, lime; chalk)

derived from the Greek word chalix, χάλιξ (pebble, gravel, stone; lime)

derived from the Greek word khalix

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-