Etymology of the English word qualified
the English word
qualifiedderived from the English word
qualifyderived from the Old French word
qualifierderived from the Latin word
qualificare (qualify, invest with a quality, qualities)
derived from the Latin word
qualis (what kind, sort, condition)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷo-using the Late Latin suffix
-ficarederived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-using the English suffix
-edDerivations in English
nonqualified,
overqualifiedUsage
Word found in Modern English
