suffixfirst conjugation
-ificō
-ificō (present infinitive -ificāre, perfect active -ificāvī, supine -ificātum)
Classical[ɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[i.fi.ko]
Meaning
- morphemeEnlarged form of of -ficō
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ifico From -i- (connecting vowel) + -ficō (“-ify”).
Descendants
- Spanish-iguar
- Catalan-ificar
- French-ifierfrom Old French -ifier
- English-ifyfrom Old French -ifier
- Italian-ificare
- Portuguese-ificar
- Romanian-ifica
- Spanish-ificar
- Scots-ifeefrom Old French -ifier