Where does “sanctifiable” come from?
sanctifiable (English) comes from English sanctify, from Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō — to do, put, place.
sanctifiable (English): That can be sanctified
Definitions
- That can be sanctified
Ancestry of “sanctifiable”, step by step
sanctifiable traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sanctify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sanctify | To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | seintefier | — |
| 3 | Old French | saintefier | to canonize |
| 4 | Latin | sanctificare | present active infinitive of sānctificō;... |
| 5 | Latin | sanctifico | I consecrate; make holy; set aside for sacred or... |
| 6 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 7 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via French sanctifier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sanctifier | to sanctify |