English
effectively
Effectively is effective + -ly. Effective comes from French effectif, from Latin effectīvus ‘productive’, from efficiō ‘to bring about’, from faciō ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to do’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEefficiō‘to make out or work out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectīvus‘productive, effective’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectif‘effective’
- English1500–presenteffective
- Englishearliest quotation 1946effectively
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*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to do’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEefficiō‘to make out or work out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectīvus‘productive, effective’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectif‘effective’
- English1500–presenteffective
- Englishearliest quotation 1946effectively
Earliest quotation: 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist: “The nightclubs generally provide liquor (at a price), pretty…”
A compound of effective + -ly
Latin efficiō ‘to make; bring about’
Latin effectīvus ‘productive; effective’
French effectif ‘effective’
English effective
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 67 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, difficulty, interface, manufacture, faction, perfection, affection, facet, imperfect, defection, deface, affective, defector, confectionary, affectation, 70 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, perfect, profit, feature, facility, faculty, sacrifice, affair, facial, facilitate, affect, deficit, feat, infection, superficial, facade, counterfeit, fetish, deficient, defect, facsimile, façade, infect, hacienda, maleficent, aficionado, parfait, facies, beautify, confit, difficile, beneficent, confection, refectory, 85 more
through Latin efficiō ‘to make out or work out’
efficient, efficacy, efficacious, 17 more
through English effective
Today it means
adv In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / effectively