Etymology of the English word faculty
the English word
facultyderived from the Old French word
facultederived from the Latin word
facultas (means; ability, skill)
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-derived from the French word
facultyderived from the Latin word
facultas (means; ability, skill)
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 faculty in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
faculteit, French
faculté, German
Fakultät, German
Fakultat, Italian
facoltà, Italian
facultà, Lithuanian
fakultetas, Norwegian
fakultet, Russian
факyльтет, Spanish
faculdad, Swedish
fakultetUsage
Word found in Modern English
