Etymology of the English word effect
the English word
effectderived from the Latin word
effectus (execution, performance; effect)
derived from the Latin word
effectumderived from the Latin word
efficere (to bring to pass; bring about; effect, execute)
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 Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of effect in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
aftereffect,
effected,
effectingCognates
Catalan
efecte, Dutch
effect, French
effet, German
Effekt, Italian
effetto, Latin
effectus, Lithuanian
efektas, Norwegian
effekt, Polish
efekt, Portuguese
effeito, Russian
эффект, Spanish
efecto, Swedish
effektUsage
Word found in Modern English
