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Where does “béatifier” come from?

béatifier (French) comes from Medieval Latin beatifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

béatifier (French): to beatify

Definitions

  1. to beatify

Ancestry of “béatifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinbeatificoI bless; I make happy
2Latin-ficoForms factitive, causative, or other verbs from...
3LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
4Proto-Italicfakjōto make
5Proto-Italic*θakjō—
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “béatifier”

  • beatific
  • beatifically
  • beatify
  • beatificate
  • béatifique
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →