English
effector
Effector comes from Latin effector ‘effecter, producer, cause’, from efficiō ‘to make out or work out’, 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 CEefficiō‘to make out or work out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffector‘effecter, producer, cause’
- Englishearliest quotation 1713same 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 CEefficiō‘to make out or work out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffector‘effecter, producer, cause’
- Englishearliest quotation 1713same form
Earliest quotation: 1713, William Derham, Particularly That of the Lord’s-Day.”: “This Sanctification, and Bleſſing the Seventh Day, was ſetting…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 67 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
difficulty, interface, factor, manufacture, faction, perfection, affection, facet, imperfect, affective, defection, deface, confectionary, affectation, defector, 70 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, profit, perfect, feature, facility, faculty, sacrifice, affair, facial, facilitate, deficit, infection, affect, feat, superficial, facade, fetish, counterfeit, deficient, facsimile, façade, defect, hacienda, infect, maleficent, aficionado, beautify, parfait, facies, confit, difficile, beneficent, confection, refectory, 85 more
through Latin efficiō ‘to make out or work out’
efficient, efficacy, ineffective, efficacious, 17 more
through Latin effectus
Today it means
noun One who or that which brings about an event or result, accomplishes a purpose, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / effector