Where does “afekte” come from?

afekte (Haitian Creole) comes from French affecter, from Latin affectō, from Proto-Italic *adfaktāō.

afekte (Haitian Creole): to affect

Definitions

  1. to affect

Ancestry of “afekte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaffecterto feign, affect (an emotion, etc.)
2Latinaffectōto strive after, pursue, aim to do
3Proto-Italic*adfaktāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *adfaktāō →Every word from Latin affectō →Every word from French affecter →
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