English
equieffective
Equieffective comes from French effectif ‘number of members of a group’, from Latin effectīvus ‘creative’, 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 CEeffectīvus‘creative’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectif‘number of members of a group’
- English1500–presenteffective
- Englishearliest quotation 2015equieffective
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 CEeffectīvus‘creative’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectif‘number of members of a group’
- English1500–presenteffective
- Englishearliest quotation 2015equieffective
Earliest quotation: 2015: “Construction of regression curves and calculating of the equieffective…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 63 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, difficulty, interface, manufacture, perfection, faction, affection, facet, imperfect, defection, deface, affective, defector, confectionary, affectation, 66 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, perfect, profit, feature, facility, faculty, sacrifice, affair, facial, affect, facilitate, deficit, infection, feat, superficial, facade, fetish, counterfeit, defect, deficient, facsimile, façade, infect, hacienda, maleficent, aficionado, parfait, beautify, facies, difficile, confit, beneficent, confection, effector, refectory, 81 more
through Latin efficiō ‘to make out or work out’
effect, efficient, efficacy, efficacious, 14 more
through English effective
Today it means
adj equally effective
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / equieffective