facere

Forms

• fac-
• fact- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘done’ or ‘made.’
• -fic- — Used in Latin compounds.
• -fect- — Stem of the form meaning ‘done’ or ‘made’ in Latin compounds.
• -fy — English ending developed from Latin -ficare, a formation based on this verb.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *dheh₁-, ‘put; set; do.’

Note

Especially productive in formations meaning ‘cause to become.’