Where does “saintefier” come from?
saintefier (Old French) comes from Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctifico, from Latin -fico, 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.
saintefier (Old French): to canonize
Definitions
- to canonize
Ancestry of “saintefier”, step by step
saintefier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sanctificare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sanctificare | present active infinitive of sānctificō;... |
| 2 | Latin | sanctifico | I consecrate; make holy; set aside for sacred or... |
| 3 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 4 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Latin sānctificō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sānctificō | to consecrate; make holy; set aside for sacred or ceremonial use |
| 2 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 3 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 6 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 7 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |