Where does “nobilitate” come from?
nobilitate (English) comes from Latin nobilitatus, from Latin nobilito, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
nobilitate (English): To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt
Definitions
- To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt
Ancestry of “nobilitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nobilitatus | known, famous, having been made known; ennobled,... |
| 2 | Latin | nobilito | I make known, make famous; I make infamous; I... |
| 3 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 4 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |