English
effectivate
Effectivate comes from French effectif ‘number of members of a group’, from Latin effectīvus ‘productive, effective’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-1reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyéti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjō1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō1‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō1‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEefficiō1‘to make out or work out’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectīvus1‘productive, effective’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectif1‘number of members of a group’
- English1500–presenteffective1
- Englishearliest quotation 2003effectivate1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English effectivate
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2003, Volker M. Welter, Iain Boyd Whyte: “If, as Geddes explains, a woman does not "effectivate…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-Wiktionary, English effectivatereconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétiWiktionary, English effectivatereconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōWiktionary, English effectivatereconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjōWiktionary, English effectivate‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōWiktionary, English effectivate‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEefficiōWiktionary, English effectivate‘to make out or work out’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectīvusWiktionary, English effectivate‘productive, effective’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectifWiktionary, English effectivate‘number of members of a group’
- English1500–presenteffectiveWiktionary, English effectivate
- Englishearliest quotation 2003effectivateWiktionary, English effectivate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2003, Volker M. Welter, Iain Boyd Whyte: “If, as Geddes explains, a woman does not "effectivate…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 66 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, difficulty, interface, manufacture, faction, perfection, affection, facet, imperfect, defection, affective, deface, defector, confectionary, affectation, 69 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, perfect, profit, facility, feature, faculty, sacrifice, affair, facial, affect, deficit, infection, facilitate, feat, superficial, facade, fetish, deficient, counterfeit, defect, facsimile, infect, hacienda, maleficent, aficionado, parfait, facies, beautify, confit, difficile, beneficent, confection, refectory, 84 more
through Latin efficiō ‘to make out or work out’
efficient, efficacy, efficacious, 17 more
through English effective
Today it means
verb To make effective.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “effectivate”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / effectivate