Where does “factor” come from?
Factor comes from Middle French facteur, from Latin factor meaning "one who does or makes," derived from Latin facio meaning "to do or make," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
factor (English): A doer, maker; a person who does things for...
Definitions
- A doer, maker; a person who does things for...
Ancestry of “factor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | facteur | — |
| 2 | Latin | factor | One who or which does or makes something; doer,... |
| 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 | — |