-ifier

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin -i-

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 -ificāreder.

Old French -ifierbor.

Middle English -ifien

English -ify

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English -ifier

From -ify + -er.

Suffix

-ifier

1. Alternative form of -fier.

French

Etymology

From Latin -(i)ficāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.fje/

Suffix

-ifier (verb-forming suffix)

1. -ify

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ifier

abêtifier

acidifier

authentifier

barbifier

bêtifier

bonifier

bonsaïfier

calcifier

catégorifier

classifier

cocufier

codifier

complexifier

convexifier

densifier

désertifier

désobésifier

détoxifier

électrifier

émulsifier

estérifier

étanchéifier

exemplifier

falsifier

fluidifier

frigorifier

gazéifier

gélifier

humidifier

intensifier

lubrifier

matifier

momifier

mystifier

mythifier

nitrifier

nullifier

opacifier

ossifier

passéifier

personnifier

pétrifier

planifier

plastifier

polyestérifier

présentifier

qualifier

réifier

résinifier

rigidifier

russifier

salifier

simplifier

solidifier

spaghettifier

spathifier

starifier

stellifier

stratifier

thaïfier

vinifier

vitrifier

wikifier

zombifier