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Where does “affectual” come from?

affectual (English) comes from Latin affectus, from Latin afficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

affectual (English): Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or...

Ancestry of “affectual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaffectusaffection, mood, emotion, feeling; affection,...
2Latinafficiō—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →