English
defector
Defector comes from Latin dēfector ‘a deserter, rebel’, from dēficiō ‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’, 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 CEfacio‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēficiō‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēfector‘a deserter, rebel’
- Englishtodaydefector
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 CEfacio‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēficiō‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēfector‘a deserter, rebel’
- Englishtodaydefector
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 65 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
difficulty, interface, factor, effectively, manufacture, faction, effectiveness, perfection, affection, facet, ineffective, imperfect, affective, deface, affectation, confectionary, effector, 68 more
through Latin facio ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, profit, perfect, feature, facility, faculty, affair, sacrifice, efficient, effective, effect, facial, facilitate, affect, infection, feat, superficial, efficacy, fetish, counterfeit, facade, facsimile, hacienda, façade, infect, maleficent, aficionado, beautify, parfait, facies, difficile, efficacious, confit, beneficent, confection, refectory, 85 more
through Latin dēficiō ‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’
Today it means
noun One who defects.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / defector