Where does “facilitation” come from?
facilitation (English) comes from English facilitate, from French faciliter, from Middle French faciliter, from Italian facilitare, from Italian facile, from Spanish fácil, from Portuguese fácil, from Latin facilis.
facilitation (English): The act of facilitating or making easy; The...
Definitions
- The act of facilitating or making easy; The...
Ancestry of “facilitation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | facilitate | To make easy or easier; To help bring about; To... |
| 2 | French | faciliter | facilitate |
| 3 | Middle French | faciliter | — |
| 4 | Italian | facilitare | to facilitate; to ease, help |
| 5 | Italian | facile | easy; cosy; effortless |
| 6 | Spanish | fácil | easy, facile, simple; easy-to-use, user-friendly;... |
| 7 | Portuguese | fácil | easy |
| 8 | Latin | facilis | that may or can be done or made; easy, facile |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |