a combining form of nouns of action or state corresponding to verbs ending in -fy: deification; pacification.
Origin
< Latin-ficātiōn- (stem of -ficātiō) a making, equivalent to -ficā(re) -fy + -tiōn--tion; in some words replacing Middle English-ficacioun < Anglo-French
Word Origin and History for -fication
word-forming element meaning "a making or causing," from Latin -ficationem (nominative -ficatio), ultimately from facere "to make, do" (see factitious).