edificio

/ediˈfiθjo/ · A2 · noun · m

building

🏢 edificio = edifice: same Latin root, a grand word for a building

From Latin aedificium, from aedes (dwelling) + facere (to make). English kept edifice for imposing structures; Spanish uses edificio for any building. Related: edificar = to build, like English edify (to build up).

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