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Where does “affectus” come from?

affectus (Latin) comes from Latin afficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

affectus (Latin): affection, mood, emotion, feeling; affection,...

Definitions

  1. affection, mood, emotion, feeling; affection,...

Ancestry of “affectus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinafficiō—
2Latinfaciō—
3Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
4Latin-tōrius—
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōr—
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “affectus”

  • affect
  • affective
  • disaffected
  • disaffection
  • affectivity
  • affectively
  • schizoaffective
  • affecter
  • affectless
  • affectual
  • nonaffective
  • disaffect
  • affecteth
  • affettuoso
  • affectability
  • affectiveness
  • affector
  • affectee
  • affectlessness
  • adfected
  • affectable
  • affectuous
  • subaffective
  • affectuously
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