Etymology of the English word yankeefy
the English word
yankeefyderived from the English word
Yankeederived from the Dutch word
Janusing the English suffix
-fyderived from the Old French suffix
-fierderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
