Where does “certifier” come from?

certifier (French) comes from Old French certifier, from Latin certificō, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.

certifier (French): to certify

Definitions

  1. to certify

Ancestry of “certifier”, step by step

certifier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French certifier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcertifierto certify
2Latincertificōto certify
3Latin-ficōforms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives; -ify
4Latin-ficusForms adjectives that denote bringing or making
5Proto-Italic-fakos-making, -producing

via Latin certificare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertificare—

Words derived from “certifier”

Every word from Proto-Italic -fakos →Every word from Latin -ficō →Every word from Latin -ficus →