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Where does “ratificare” come from?

ratificare (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 “ratificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfacerepresent active infinitive of faciō; do, make; to...
2LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
3Proto-Italicfakjōto make
4Proto-Italic*θakjō—
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ratificare”

  • ratificare
  • ratificatore
  • ratifier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →