Where does “velificans” come from?

velificans (Latin) comes from Latin velificor, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.

velificans (Latin): veil-wielding

Definitions

  1. veil-wielding

Ancestry of “velificans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvelificorI make sail, spread sail, set sail; I direct my...
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
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