Where does “pacify” come from?
Pacify comes from Middle French pacifier, derived from Latin facio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots dʰeh₁- and peh₂ḱ-.
pacify (English): To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation
Definitions
- To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation
Ancestry of “pacify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pacifier | — |
| 2 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 3 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |