English
nidify
Nidify comes from Latin nīdificō ‘to build a nest’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘sit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nisdós‘nest’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nizdos‘nest’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnīdus‘nest’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnīdificō‘to build a nest’
- Englishearliest quotation 1854nidify
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nisdós‘nest’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nizdos‘nest’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnīdus‘nest’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnīdificō‘to build a nest’
- Englishearliest quotation 1854nidify
Earliest quotation: 1854, Albany Hancock: “It is only within the last few years that…”
first attested First attested in 1656 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin nīdificō (‘to build a nest’), from nīdus (‘nest’) + -ficō (‘to make, build’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘sit’
set, president, size, sell, sit, sitting, seat, method, session, chair, settle, resident, assess, possess, siege, saddle, exodus, sedan, reside, subsidy, residual, residue, sediment, sedentary, beset, prasad, cathode, soot, sedative, setter, obsess, insidious, anode, sedate, dissident, chaise, sate, sessile, seance, ersatz, 91 more
through Proto-Indo-European *nisdós ‘nest’
through Latin nīdus ‘nest’
Today it means
verb To make a nest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / nidify