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calificar.

to qualify

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/kalifiˈkaɾ/[ka.li.fiˈkaɾ]
  1. to qualify

  2. to grade, to mark

  3. to rate, to score

  4. to describe, to characterize, to label, to categorize

  5. to designate (e.g. designate a plot of land for a specific use)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂élis? Proto-Italic *kʷālis Latin quālis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin quālificāreder. Spanish calificar From Medieval Latin quālificāre, from quālis + -ficō. Cognate with English qualify.

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