Felicitate
/fɪˈlɪsɪteɪt/noun
To congratulate or express good wishes to someone.
Did you know?Felicitate descends from Latin *felicitas*, tied to *felix* (“fertile, fortunate”), a word Romans used for both good harvests and divine favor.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
felicitas
“good fortune, happiness, prosperity”
Latin
Latin
felicitate
“to make happy; to congratulate”
Late Latin
LL
felicitare
“to congratulate, wish well”
15th Century
English
felicitate
“to congratulate; to make happy”
Modern English
English
felicitate
“to congratulate formally”