English
facsimile
Facsimile comes from Latin fac simile ‘make like’, and goes back to 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 CEfaciōas fac‘make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfac simile‘make like’
- Englishearliest quotation 1851facsimile
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 CEfaciōas fac‘make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfac simile‘make like’
- Englishearliest quotation 1851facsimile
Earliest quotation: 1851, Rosina Bulwer-Lytton, Miriam Sedley: “What is a turtle?” asked I, facsimileing the graceful…”
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, interface, manufacture, faction, imperfect, affective, defection, facet, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, deface, 69 more
through Latin faciō ‘make’
perfect, difficult, effect, face, fact, feature, profit, affect, efficient, infection, sacrifice, facility, affair, deficit, feat, faculty, facial, defect, fetish, facilitate, superficial, efficacy, counterfeit, infect, deficient, facade, façade, hacienda, maleficent, aficionado, beautify, confection, efficacious, parfait, refectory, confit, beneficent, difficile, facies, 86 more
Today it means
noun A copy or reproduction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / facsimile