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Where does “efficacity” come from?

efficacity (English) comes from Middle French efficacité, from Latin efficacitas, from Latin efficāx, from Latin efficiō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin.

efficacity (English): Efficacy

Definitions

  1. Efficacy

Ancestry of “efficacity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchefficacité—
2Latinefficacitasefficiency, efficacy, power
3Latinefficāx—
4Latinefficiō—
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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