Where does “beatificate” come from?
beatificate (English) comes from English beatific, from Latin beatificus, from Latin beātus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
beatificate (English): To beatify
Ancestry of “beatificate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beatific | blessed, blissful, heavenly; having a benign... |
| 2 | Latin | beatificus | that makes happy; blessing, beatific |
| 3 | Latin | beātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | beo | I bless; I gladden; I enrich |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dweos | happy |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwejos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |