Etymology of the English word identify
the English word
identifyderived from the French word
identifierderived from the Latin word
identificare (identify)
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
identicus (identical)
derived from the Latin word
identitas (identity?; IDENTITAT)
derived from the Latin word
idemderived from the New Latin word
idderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*i-derived from the Latin word
identusDerivations in English
identification,
misidentify,
identified,
identifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
