Latin

dēficiō

‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēficiō.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin dēficiō, most familiar first.

• deficit
• defect ← dēfectus
• deficient ← deficiens
• defection ← dēfectiō
• defector
• defectible ← defect ← dēfectus
• defectious ← defect ← dēfectus
• defectless ← defect ← dēfectus
• indefectible ← defect ← dēfectus
• microdefect ← defect ← dēfectus
• redefect ← defect ← dēfectus
• stereodefect ← defect ← dēfectus

Etymograph / Latin dēficiō