identificar
/identifiˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to identify, to pinpoint
🪪 identificar = identi- (same) + -ficar (to make): to make the same
From Latin identitas (sameness) + facere (to make). To identify is to make a match between a thing and its name. English identify is a direct cognate; Spanish -ficar regularly maps to English -fy (clasificar, verificar).