ratify

/ˈɹætɪfaɪ/ · verb

Meaning

To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

Etymology / origin

From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).

ratus(Latin)→
-(la-med)→
ratifier(fro)→
*h₂er-(ine-pro)→
ratify (English)
Relations: root, der, der, der

Related words

*h₂er-(ine-pro)ratifier(fro)-(la-med)ratus(Latin)รติไฟ(Thai)รัติฟาย(Thai)

Descendant words

รติไฟ(Thai) (bor)
รัติฟาย(Thai) (bor)

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