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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

Definitions

  1. To beatify

Ancestry of “beatificate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbeatificblessed, blissful, heavenly; having a benign...
2Latinbeatificusthat makes happy; blessing, beatific
3Latinbeātus—
4LatinbeoI bless; I gladden; I enrich
5Proto-Italicdweoshappy
6Proto-Italicdwejos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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