Etymology

ratifier

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Today it means: One who ratifies. Full definition →

English ratify ← Middle English ratifien ← Old French ratifier
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂reh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*rēōr
  4. Latinreor
  5. Latinratus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*θakos
  8. Medieval Latinratifico
  9. Old Frenchratifier
  10. Middle Englishratifien
  11. Englishratify
  12. English todayratifier

From ratify + -er.

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