Etymology of the Latin word facere
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-Derivations in Latin
putrefacere,
specificus,
fac,
factus,
fac!,
cere,
inficere,
liquefacere,
olfacere,
stupefacere,
facetus,
refacere,
disfacere,
confacere,
contrafacere,
malefacere,
facies,
facilis,
deficere,
efficere,
perficere,
beatificare,
beneficare,
bonificare,
certificare,
clarificare,
damnificare,
deificus,
domificatio,
exemplificare,
fortificare,
fructificare,
iustificare,
identificare,
laetificare,
magnificus,
nidificare,
rarefacere,
rectificare,
salvificus,
significare,
torrefacere,
versificare,
vilificare,
vivificare,
satisfacere,
facienda,
munificus,
facinus,
simplificare,
assuefacere,
carnifex,
tumefacere,
olefacere,
praeficere,
factorium,
pacificare,
diversificare,
modificare,
notus,
mollificare,
aurifex,
mansues,
sanctificare,
-ficare,
-ficus,
mortificare,
fallere,
-fier,
factare,
beneficiare,
specificare,
madefacere,
carnificare,
conficere,
reficere,
artificus,
facsimile,
rubefacere,
facsDerivations in other languages
Church Latin
justificare, English
ramify, English
ossification, English
calcification, French
faire, French
salifier, French
alcalifiant, French
-fier, Italian
fare, Portuguese
fazer, Romanian
face, Spanish
facer, Spanish
far, Spanish
herUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
