Etymograph

English

omnificent

Omnificent comes from Latin faciens ‘doing, making’, from faciō ‘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 CEfaciō2as facere, participle‘to do’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciens2‘doing, making’
  7. Englishtodayomnificent2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin facio
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English omnificent

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 omnificentas facere, participle‘to do’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciensWiktionary, English omnificent‘doing, making’
  7. EnglishtodayomnificentWiktionary, English omnificent

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

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

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

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

through Latin faciō ‘to do’

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

through Latin faciens ‘doing, making’

maleficent, beneficent, 2 more

Today it means

adj all-creating, omnific.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “omnificent”; 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- / omnificent

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