Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linkify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
linki-fy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert (text or other elements) to one or more hyperlinks.

Informal; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English link Latin -i- 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 English linkify From link + -ify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

linkifies (present, singular) linkifying (participle, present) linkified (participle, past) linkified (past)

Derived Forms

linkification

Questions

What does linkify mean?
To convert (text or other elements) to one or more hyperlinks.
Where does linkify come from?
Etymology tree English link Latin -i- 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 English linkify From link + -ify.

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