Where does “dignificare” come from?
dignificare (Latin) comes from Latin facere, 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.
Ancestry of “dignificare”, step by step
dignificare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin facere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | facere | present active infinitive of faciō; do, make; to... |
| 2 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Latin ficare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ficare | do, make; make |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | elektrifisere | to electrify |
| 3 | Latin | electricus | amber; electric |
| 4 | Latin | electrum | amber; electrum; electron |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἤλεκτρον | amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum |