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Where does “pacification” come from?

Pacification is a French word derived from Latin pacificātiō, meaning "peacemaking" or "the act of making peace."

pacification (English): The process of pacifying

Definitions

  1. The process of pacifying

Ancestry of “pacification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpacificacion—
2Old Frenchpacification—
3LatinpacificatioAn act of peacemaking, pacification, settlement
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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