Etymograph

English

facient

Facient comes from Latin faciens ‘maker, the one who does’, from faciō ‘do, make’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōas facere, present participle‘do, make’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciens‘maker, the one who does’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1693facient

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōas facere, present participle‘do, make’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciens‘maker, the one who does’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1693facient

Earliest quotation: 1693, John Hacket: “The Fact is here confess'd : But is Sin…”

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 63 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

effective, difficulty, factor, perfection, affection, manufacture, interface, imperfect, faction, affective, defection, facet, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, deface, 69 more

through Latin faciō ‘do, make’

perfect, difficult, effect, face, fact, feature, profit, affect, infection, sacrifice, affair, facility, feat, faculty, deficit, efficient, defect, fetish, facilitate, efficacy, facial, superficial, infect, counterfeit, facade, façade, deficient, facsimile, beautify, confection, aficionado, refectory, parfait, confit, efficacious, difficile, hacienda, 86 more

through Latin faciens ‘maker, the one who does’

maleficent, beneficent, 2 more

Today it means

noun One who does something; a doer; an agent.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / facient

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