Latin
affectus
‘endowed with, possessed of’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin affectus.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin affectus, most familiar first.
- affect ← affecten ← affectāre
- affective ← affectivus
- adfected ← adfectus
- affectuous ← affectuosus
- affectual
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Etymograph / Latin affectus