Where does “clarifica” come from?
clarifica (Romanian) comes from French clarifier, from Latin clārificō, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.
clarifica (Romanian): to clarify
Definitions
- to clarify
Ancestry of “clarifica”, step by step
clarifica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French clarifier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clarifier | to clarify |
| 2 | Latin | clārificō | to make illustrious or famous |
| 3 | Latin | -ficō | forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives; -ify |
| 4 | Latin | -ficus | Forms adjectives that denote bringing or making |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -fakos | -making, -producing |
via Latin clārificāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | clārificāre | — |