Latin

facilis

‘easy’

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

8 English words in this record descend from Latin facilis, most familiar first.

• difficult ← difficulte ← difficulte ← difficulté ← difficultās
• facility ← facilite ← facilité ← facilitās
• difficulty ← difficulte ← difficulte ← difficultas ← difficilis
• faculty ← faculte ← faculte ← facultas ← facilitas
• facilitate ← faciliter ← faciliter ← facilitare ← facile
• facile
• difficile ← difficilis
• difficilitate ← difficilis

Etymograph / Latin facilis