Etymology of the Latin word defectus
the Late Latin word
defectus (diminution, growing less, becoming ineffective; failure, lack; absence; the_weak; tired, enfeebled, worn out)
derived 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)
Derivations in Latin
defectio,
defectibilisDerivations in other languages
English
defect, French
défet, Italian
difetto, Portuguese
defeito, Portuguese
defectuoso, Romanian
defect, Spanish
defecto, Spanish
defectuosoCognates
Dutch
defect, English
defect, French
défaut, German
Defekt, Lithuanian
defektas, Norwegian
defekt, Polish
defekt, Provençal
defaut, Russian
дeфeкт, Swedish
defektUsage
Word found in Late Latin
