Proto-Indo-European
*dʰeh₁k-
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
122 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-, most familiar first.
- face ← facia ← faciēs ← faciō ← *fakjō
- perfect ← perfit ← parfit ← perfectus ← perficere
- difficult ← difficulte ← difficulte ← difficulté ← difficultās
- effect ← effectus ← efficiō ← faciō ← *fakjō
- effective ← effectif ← effectīvus ← efficiō ← faciō
- profit ← prōfectus ← proficiō ← faciō ← *fakjō
- factor ← factour ← factour ← faciō ← *fakjō
- facility ← facilite ← facilité ← facilitās ← facilis
- affect ← affecten ← affectāre ← affectus ← afficere
- effectively ← effective ← effectif ← effectīvus ← efficiō
- efficient ← efficientem ← efficiō ← faciō ← *fakjō
- difficulty ← difficulte ← difficulte ← difficultas ← difficilis
More words from *dʰeh₁k-
- infection
- faculty
- affair
- sacrifice
- interface
- facial
- deficit
- effectiveness
- facilitate
- feat
- perfection
- manufacture
- affection
- faction
- defect
- efficacy
- ineffective
- fetish
- superficial
- imperfect
- facade
- counterfeit
- infect
- affectionate
- deficient
- facet
- affective
- facsimile
- defection
- imperfection
- hacienda
- maleficent
- defector
- effector
- aficionado
- efficacious
- beautify
- confection
- parfait
- facies
- difficile
- deface
- affectation
- refectory
- confit
- beneficent
- confectionary
- putrefaction
- effectuate
- factitious
- spinifex
- abortifacient
- faena
- refection
- facture
- discomfit
- confect
- confiture
- superficies
- acetification
- affectated
- arefaction
- bioeffective
- chylifaction
- comfiture
- coeffective
- defectible
- deltafication
- defectious
- delirifacient
- defectless
- difficilitate
- effectivization
- effection
- effectivate
- effectivize
- equieffective
- expergefaction
- facinorous
- faciendum
- factitive
- factive
- facient
- faciend
- fazzolet
- feitoria
- featous
- hacendado
- haciendero
- indefectible
- interfection
- isoeffective
- labefaction
- labefy
- laetificate
- microdefect
- noneffective
- omnific
- omnificent
- profectitious
- putrefacient
- redefect
- rifacimento
- salvifying
- stereodefect
- supereffective
- subeffective
- uneffective
- versify
- velocardiofacial
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-