Etymology of the English word salify
the English word
salifyderived from the French word
salifierderived 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 New Latin word
salificarederived from the New Latin word
sal (salt; wit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-derived from the English word
salderived from the New Latin word
sal (salt; wit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-using the English suffix
-ifyderived from the French suffix
-ifierderived from the Latin suffix
-ificarederived from the Latin word
ficareDate
The earliest known usage of salify in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
salified,
salifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
