Latin
effectus
‘an effect, tendency, purpose’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin effectus.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin effectus, most familiar first.
- effect
- effector
- feckless ← feck ← fek ← effect ← effect
- effectuate ← effectuare
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Etymograph / Latin effectus