Etymology of the English word edifice
the English word
edificederived from the Old French word
edificederived from the Classical Latin word
aedificium (building; edifice, structure)
derived from the Late Latin word
aedificare (build, erect, construct)
using the Late Latin suffix
-ficarederived 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
aedis (temple, shrine; tomb)
derived from the Latin word
aedes (temple, shrine; tomb)
derived from the Greek word
aedes, ἀηδής
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
edusDate
The earliest known usage of edifice in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
