Etymology

nidify

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Today it means: To make a nest. Full definition →

Latin nīdificō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnīdificō“to build a nest”
  2. English todaynidify

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin nīdificō (“to build a nest”), from nīdus (“nest”) + -ficō (“to make, build”). Doublet of nidificate and cognate with French nidifier.

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