English
affection
Affection comes from Latin affectiō ‘a change in the state of the body or mind of a…’, from faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’, 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 exert an influence on the body or mind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiō‘a change in the state of the body or mind of a person’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiōnem
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400affection
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1756same 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 exert an influence on the body or mind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiō‘a change in the state of the body or mind of a person’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiōnem
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400affection
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1756same form
Earliest quotation: 1756, Robert Simson: “A Porism is a proposition in which it is…”
Formed from affect + -ion
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, 67 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, difficulty, effective, interface, manufacture, facet, perfection, faction, imperfect, deface, defector, defection, effector, confectionary, 72 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, profit, perfect, feature, facility, faculty, sacrifice, effect, efficient, facial, deficit, facilitate, affair, feat, superficial, efficacy, infection, facade, deficient, counterfeit, fetish, defect, facsimile, façade, infect, hacienda, maleficent, parfait, facies, beautify, efficacious, difficile, beneficent, confit, refectory, confection, 86 more
through Latin affectiō ‘a change in the state of the body or mind of a…’
Today it means
noun The act of affecting or acting upon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / affection