Etymology of the French word déficit
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 déficit in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
déficitaireDerivations in other languages
English
deficit, Romanian
deficitCognates
Dutch
deficiet, English
deficit, German
Defizit, Italian
deficit, Lithuanian
deficitas, Norwegian
deficit, Polish
deficyt, Russian
дeфицит, Swedish
deficit
