Etymology of the English word unify
the English word
unifyderived from the Old French word
unifierderived from the Latin word
unificare (unify)
using the Late Latin prefix
uni-derived from the Latin word
unus (one; alone, a single, sole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*oi-no-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-Date
The earliest known usage of unify in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
disunify,
unifiable,
unification,
unified,
unifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
