Where does “clarification” come from?
Clarification comes from Middle French clarification, derived from Latin clarificatio (a making clear), combining Latin clarus (clear) and facio (to make), with facio tracing to Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- (to put or place).
clarification (English): The act of clarifying; the act or process of...
Definitions
- The act of clarifying; the act or process of...
Ancestry of “clarification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | clarification | clarification |
| 2 | Latin | clarificatio | glorification |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |