English
stereodefect
Stereodefect comes from Latin dēficiō ‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’, from facio ‘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 CEfacio‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēficiō‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēfectus
- English1500–presentdefect
- Englishtodaystereodefect
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 CEfacio‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēficiō‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēfectus
- English1500–presentdefect
- Englishtodaystereodefect
A compound of stereo- + defect
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
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Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
Latin facio ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
Latin dēficiō ‘to be exhausted, run out, fail, run out, be…’
Latin dēfectus ‘a failure, lack’
English defect
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 63 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, effective, difficulty, interface, manufacture, faction, affection, perfection, facet, imperfect, affective, effector, deface, affectation, confectionary, 69 more
through Latin facio ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, profit, perfect, facility, feature, effect, faculty, affair, efficient, sacrifice, affect, facial, infection, facilitate, feat, efficacy, superficial, fetish, facade, counterfeit, facsimile, infect, façade, hacienda, maleficent, aficionado, beautify, parfait, facies, efficacious, difficile, confit, confection, beneficent, refectory, 84 more
through Latin dēficiō ‘to move away, leave, withdraw, break away’
Today it means
noun A heterotactic part of an otherwise isotactic polymer molecule
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / stereodefect