Etymology of the English word deficit
the English word
deficitderived from the French word
déficitderived from the Latin word
deficitderived 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 deficit in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
deficiet, French
déficit, German
Defizit, Italian
deficit, Lithuanian
deficitas, Norwegian
deficit, Polish
deficyt, Russian
дeфицит, Swedish
deficitUsage
Word found in Modern English
