'amplification' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'amplificatio,' where 'amplus' meant 'large' and 'facere' meant 'to make.'

'amplificatio' transformed into the Old French word 'amplification,' and eventually became the modern English word 'amplification' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make larger or more extensive,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'increasing volume or intensity.'