Etymology of the English word edify
the English word
edifyderived from the French word
édifierderived 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
edusderived from the Old French word
edifierderived 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 edify in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
edified,
edifyingCognates
French
édifier, Italian
aedificare, Provençal
edificar, Spanish
edificarUsage
Word found in Modern English
