Etymograph

English

omnific

Omnific comes from Latin faciō ‘to make or do’, and goes back to 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 CEfaciō2as facere‘to make or do’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1667omnific2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin facio
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English omnific
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, John Milton, Book VII: “Silence, ye troubl'd waves, and thou Deep, peace, Said…”.

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 CEfaciōWiktionary, English omnificas facere‘to make or do’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1667omnificWiktionary, English omnific. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, John Milton, Book VII: “Silence, ye troubl'd waves, and thou Deep, peace, Said…”

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 61 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

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

through Latin faciō ‘to make or do’

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

Today it means

adj Capable of making or doing anything; all-creating.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “omnific”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin facio. 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- / omnific

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