Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silicify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sili-ci-fy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to impregnate something with silica.

Transitive verb

verb

to be impregnated with, or converted into silica.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English silica 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 English silicify From silica + -ify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

silicifies (present, singular) silicifying (participle, present) silicified (participle, past) silicified (past)

Derived Forms

silicifier

Questions

What does silicify mean?: to impregnate something with silica.
Where does silicify come from?: Etymology tree English silica 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 English silicify From silica + -ify.

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