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Where does “effectuall” come from?

effectuall (English) comes from English effectual, from Old French effectuel, from Latin effectualis.

effectuall (English): Obsolete form of effectual

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of effectual

Ancestry of “effectuall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheffectualProducing the intended result; entirely adequate
2Old Frencheffectuel—
3Latineffectualis—

Words derived from “effectuall”

  • ineffectuall
Every word from Latin effectualis →