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Where does “deficiens” come from?

deficiens (Latin) comes from Latin deficere, from Latin defectus, from Latin deficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

Ancestry of “deficiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeficerepresent active infinitive of dēficiō;...
2Latindefectusfailure; absence; weakness, failing, defect
3LatindeficioI withdraw; I forsake, desert or abandon; I fail,...
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →