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Etymology of the Latin word deficit

the Latin word deficit
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 other languages

French déficit



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