myEtymology.com: French etymology of unifier

Etymology of the French word unifier

the Old French word unifier

derived 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 -ficare

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 French

unification, réunifier, unificateur

Derivations in other languages

English unify, Romanian unifica

Usage

Word found in Old French