English
glorificate
Glorificate comes from Latin glōrificō ‘to glorify’, and goes back to glōria ‘glory, renown, fame, honor’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglōria‘glory, renown, fame, honor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglōrificō‘to glorify’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996glorificate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglōria‘glory, renown, fame, honor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglōrificō‘to glorify’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996glorificate
Earliest quotation: 1996, AK-Nickel, good dk-type bands now?: “The lyrics are some kind of violence-glorificating "let it…”
The story
For its use by non-native speakers, compare Occitan, Portuguese, and Spanish glorificar and Italian glorificare, from Latin glōrificō.
Linked words
through Latin glōria ‘glory, renown, fame, honor’
Today it means
verb To glorify.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin glōria / glorificate