Etymology of the English word deficient
the English word
deficientderived from the Late Latin word
deficiensderived 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 deficient in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
