English
affectation
Affectation comes from Latin affectō ‘to feign’, from afficiō ‘to cause someone to experience something’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEafficiō‘to cause someone to experience something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectō‘to feign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectātiōnem
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600affectation
- Englishearliest quotation 1600same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEafficiō‘to cause someone to experience something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectō‘to feign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectātiōnem
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600affectation
- Englishearliest quotation 1600same form
Earliest quotation: 1600, Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]: “The grace diuineſt Mercvrie hath done me, / In…”
Equivalent to affect + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, do’
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Latin faciō ‘to do, make’
Latin afficiō ‘to cause to experience; to treat’
Latin affectō ‘to strive after, pursue’
Middle English affecten
English affect
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, imperfection, putrefaction, 66 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, effective, difficulty, interface, manufacture, perfection, faction, facet, imperfect, deface, defector, defection, effector, confectionary, 71 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, perfect, profit, facility, feature, effect, faculty, sacrifice, efficient, facial, deficit, affair, facilitate, feat, superficial, efficacy, infection, facade, deficient, counterfeit, fetish, defect, facsimile, façade, infect, hacienda, maleficent, parfait, facies, beautify, efficacious, difficile, beneficent, confit, refectory, confection, 85 more
through Latin afficiō ‘to cause someone to experience something’
Today it means
noun An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / affectation