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What does the root word “-fy” mean?

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According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the suffix "-fy" means:
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" {word-forming element meaning "make, make into," from French -fier, from Latin -ficare, combining form of facere "to make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").}"
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Source: D. Harper. “Etymology of -fy.” Online Etymology Dictionary. (accessed July 17, 2023).
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