English
facture
Facture comes from French facture ‘a making, invoice’, from Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’, 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 CEfactura‘a making’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfacture‘a making, invoice’
- Englishearliest quotation 1605same 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 CEfactura‘a making’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfacture‘a making, invoice’
- Englishearliest quotation 1605same form
Earliest quotation: 1605, Francis Bacon, The Second Booke: “[T]here is no doubt but the facture or framing…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, 63 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
effective, difficulty, perfection, interface, affection, imperfect, affective, defection, facet, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, deface, putrefaction, 68 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
difficult, perfect, face, effect, profit, efficient, affect, facility, infection, sacrifice, affair, deficit, factor, feat, faculty, facilitate, facial, fetish, superficial, efficacy, defect, counterfeit, deficient, faction, infect, facade, maleficent, façade, facsimile, hacienda, aficionado, beautify, difficile, efficacious, confection, parfait, confit, beneficent, facies, refectory, 84 more
through Latin factura ‘a making’
Today it means
noun The act or manner of making or doing anything, especially of a literary, musical, or pictorial production.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / facture