Where does “certificare” come from?

certificare (Italian) comes from Latin certificō, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.

certificare (Italian): to certify, attest

Definitions

  1. to certify, attest

Ancestry of “certificare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “certificare”

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