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Etymology of the English word difficult

the English word difficult
derived from the English word difficulty
derived from the Latin word difficultas (difficulty; trouble; hardship)
derived from the Latin word difficilis (difficult, troublesome; hard; obstinate, intractable; inflexible)
using the Latin prefix dis-
derived from the Latin word facilis (easy, easy to do, without difficulty)
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-

Date

The earliest known usage of difficult in English dates from the 14th century.

Cognates

Danish difficil, German diffizil

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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