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Etymology of the English word mummify

the English word mummify
derived from the English word mummy
derived from the Old French word momie
derived from the Medieval Latin word mumia (mummy)
derived from the Arabic word mumiyah
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-

Derivations in English

mummified, mummifying

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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