Etymograph

English

expergefaction

Expergefaction comes from Latin expergefaciō ‘to awaken, wake up’, from facio ‘to make, to do’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyéti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjō1reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō1‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfacio2‘to make, to do’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpergefaciō3‘to awaken, wake up’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpergefactiō3
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1667expergefaction3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin facio
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin expergefacio
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English expergefaction
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, E. W. A. M., No præexistence: or: ““Thouſands drink in the Love of theſe, together with…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-Wiktionary, Latin facioreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétiWiktionary, Latin facioreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōWiktionary, Latin facioreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjōWiktionary, Latin facio‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfacioWiktionary, Latin expergefacio‘to make, to do’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpergefaciōWiktionary, English expergefaction‘to awaken, wake up’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpergefactiōWiktionary, English expergefaction
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1667expergefactionWiktionary, English expergefaction. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, E. W. A. M., No præexistence: or: ““Thouſands drink in the Love of theſe, together with…”

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, 62 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

effective, difficulty, factor, interface, manufacture, affection, perfection, imperfect, facet, affective, defector, effector, defection, deface, affectation, confectionary, putrefaction, 67 more

through Latin facio ‘to make, to do’

face, difficult, fact, perfect, feature, effect, profit, affect, facility, efficient, sacrifice, affair, faculty, feat, deficit, infection, facial, facilitate, fetish, efficacy, defect, superficial, counterfeit, infect, deficient, facade, facsimile, hacienda, maleficent, difficile, beautify, parfait, aficionado, efficacious, facies, confit, beneficent, refectory, confection, 84 more

Today it means

noun An awakening.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “expergefaction”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin facio, Latin expergefacio. 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- / expergefaction

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