Etymograph

English

labefy

Labefy comes from Latin labefaciō ‘to cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready…’, and goes back to 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 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElabefaciōas labefacere‘to cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready to fall’
  7. Englishtodaylabefy

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 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElabefaciōas labefacere‘to cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready to fall’
  7. Englishtodaylabefy

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 62 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

effective, factor, difficulty, interface, perfection, manufacture, affection, faction, imperfect, facet, affective, defection, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, deface, 68 more

through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’

face, fact, perfect, difficult, feature, effect, profit, facility, affect, infection, faculty, affair, sacrifice, efficient, facial, facilitate, feat, deficit, fetish, superficial, efficacy, defect, facade, counterfeit, infect, deficient, facsimile, façade, hacienda, maleficent, aficionado, confection, parfait, facies, difficile, efficacious, confit, beautify, refectory, beneficent, 85 more

Today it means

verb To weaken.

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

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

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