Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 17 [fac-/fact- (fic-/fect-)]

March 14, 2010

Root

 

Original Meaning/

Usage Notes

English Derivatives

 

Vocabulary

 

(base)

fac-/fact- [fic-/fect-] [from Latin]

 

(verb)

to do, to make

 

 

confection [literally, ‘making together with;’ making a product by combining things together; a product made to be sweet, such as candy.]

efficacious [literally, ‘able to be made out of;’ capable of producing a desired result.]

fact

factory [literally, ‘a making place;’ a building in which products are made by industrial technology.]

to manufacture

perfect [literally, ‘made thoroughly;’ complete in every way.]

 

fact (noun) [literally, ‘a thing done;’ item of information presented as objectively actual and true.]

to manufacture (verb) [literally, ‘to make by hand;’ to make a product, especially by means of industrial technology.]

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