Etymograph

English

madefy

Madefy comes from Latin madefaciō ‘to wet, moisten, dampen’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmadefaciō‘to wet, moisten, dampen’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600madéfier
  3. Englishtodaymadefy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmadefaciō‘to wet, moisten, dampen’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600madéfier
  3. Englishtodaymadefy

Today it means

verb To make wet or moist.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin madefaciō / madefy