ETYMOLOGY Latin -ification-, -ificatio, from -i- + -ficatio -fication
: -fication desertification
-ification
/ˌɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
suffix
common form of -FICATION.
-FICATION的常见形式。
-ificationcomb. form of suffix -fication, q.v.The -i- is always present, either as the L. stem-vowel or its representative, as in glori-(a)-fication, molli-fication, fruct-i-fication, or as connecting vowel, as in oss-i-fication.
-ification
-fication
Suffix
the process of becoming.
Etymology
From Old French-ification, in turn from Latin-ficātiō, a noun ending related to the supine ending -ficātum of first-conjugation verbs ending in -ficō (English -ify), derived from compounding with faciō.
Usage notes
Occurs in words of French or Latin origin, but also productive, instead of expected *-ifation, from -ify (“become”) + -ation (“process of”); compare -ability.