词根词缀:edif-

【来源及含义】Latin: to build, to erect a building; a building, a sanctuary, a temple; originally, aedes, "building a hearth" or "to build a hearth" because the fire in the hearth was the center of the home in early times since it supplied both heat and light; over time, the meaning expanded from the hearth itself to the home and building that enclosed it

【同源单词】edification, edifice, edifier, edifieth, edify, edile