Where does “facile” come from?
Facile comes from Middle French facile, from Latin facilis meaning "easy," derived from Latin facio meaning "to do," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
facile (English): Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense;...
Definitions
- Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense;...
Ancestry of “facile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | facile | easy |
| 2 | Latin | facilis | that may or can be done or made; easy, facile |
| 3 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |