Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “beatificar” come from?

beatificar (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin beatificare, from Latin beatifico, from Latin beātus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

beatificar (Portuguese): beatify

Definitions

  1. beatify

Ancestry of “beatificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbeatificarepresent active infinitive of beātificō;...
2LatinbeatificoI make happy; I bless
3Latinbeātus—
4LatinbeoI bless; I gladden; I enrich
5Proto-Italicdweoshappy
6Proto-Italicdwejos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →