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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word BEATIFY.  Etymology of the word BEATIFY.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893.

 

BEATIFY,  to make blessed.  (F.,—L.)   Bp. Taylor has 'beatified spirits;' vol. i. ser. 8.—F. beatifier, 'to beatifie; to make blessed, sacred, or happy;' Cot.—Lat. beatificare, to make happy.—Lat. beati-, for beatus, happy; and facere, to make, the stem fac- turning into fic- in composition.   Beatus is a pp. of beare, to make happy, to bless, from the same source as bene, well, and bonus, good; see Bounty.   Der. beatific, beatific-al, beatific-al-ly, beatific-at-ion.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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