English
edification
Edification comes from Latin aedificationem ‘building, construction’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘to ignite’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eydʰ-‘to ignite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éydʰ-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiðesreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedisas aedēs‘building’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedificōas aedificare‘to build, erect, establish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedificationem‘building, construction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611edification
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eydʰ-‘to ignite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éydʰ-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiðesreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedisas aedēs‘building’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedificōas aedificare‘to build, erect, establish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedificationem‘building, construction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611edification
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Let euery one of vs please his neighbour for…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘to ignite’
Today it means
noun The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- / edification