English
effectivization
Effectivization 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
- Englishtodayeffectivization1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English effectivization
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-Wiktionary, English effectivizationreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétiWiktionary, English effectivizationreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōWiktionary, English effectivizationreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjōWiktionary, English effectivization‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōWiktionary, English effectivization‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEefficiōWiktionary, English effectivization‘to make out or work out’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectīvusWiktionary, English effectivization‘productive, effective’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectifWiktionary, English effectivization‘number of members of a group’
- English1500–presenteffectiveWiktionary, English effectivization
- EnglishtodayeffectivizationWiktionary, English effectivization
A compound of effective + -ization
Latin efficiō ‘to make; bring about’
Latin effectīvus ‘productive; effective’
French effectif ‘effective’
English effective
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 65 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, difficulty, interface, manufacture, perfection, faction, facet, affection, imperfect, affective, deface, defector, defection, confectionary, affectation, 68 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, perfect, profit, facility, feature, faculty, sacrifice, affair, facial, affect, deficit, facilitate, feat, infection, superficial, facade, fetish, counterfeit, deficient, defect, facsimile, infect, hacienda, maleficent, parfait, facies, beautify, aficionado, difficile, confit, beneficent, refectory, confection, 83 more
through Latin efficiō ‘to make out or work out’
efficient, efficacy, efficacious, 16 more
through English effective
Today it means
noun The process of making effective.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “effectivization”. 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- / effectivization