Etymology of the English word defect
the English word
defectderived from the Late Latin word
defectus (diminution, growing less, becoming ineffective; failure, lack; absence; the_weak; tired, enfeebled, worn out)
derived from the Late Latin word
deficere ( be left without, wanting, lack; fail, disappoint, let down; fail, falter; run short; pass away; become extinct, die)
derived 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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of defect in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
defect, French
défaut, German
Defekt, Latin
defectus, Lithuanian
defektas, Norwegian
defekt, Polish
defekt, Provençal
defaut, Russian
дeфeкт, Swedish
defektUsage
Word found in Modern English
