Etymology of the English word sanctioning
the English word
sanctioningderived from the English word
sanctionderived from the Old French word
sanctionderived from the Latin word
sanctio (law, ordinance, sanction)
derived from the Late Latin word
sanctus (consecrated, sacred, inviolable; saint)
derived from the Latin word
sancire (confirm, ratify; sanction)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sak-Usage
Word found in Modern English