Where does “pacifiest” come from?
pacifiest (English) comes from English pacify, from Middle French pacifier, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
pacifiest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “pacifiest”, step by step
pacifiest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pacify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pacify | To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation |
| 2 | Middle French | pacifier | — |
| 3 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |