sanctify

The story

1. Latin · derived fromsānctus“holy”
2. Late Latin · derived fromsānctificō
3. Old French · derived fromsaintefier
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromseintefier
5. English todaysanctify

From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.

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