facinus etymology

Latin word facinus comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, and later Proto-Italic *fakiō (To make.)

Detailed word origin of facinus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*fakiō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) To make.
facio Latin (lat) I appoint.. I do. I make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect. I make, produce, compose.
hacer Spanish (spa) (reflexive) to become; to get. (reflexive) to get used to. To do, to make. To play (a part in a play).
facinus Latin (lat) Deed, action. Especially crime, wickedness, evil deed.

Words with the same origin as facinus

Descendants of *dʰeh₁-
adfectus consuetudo credere creditor credo difficile fac facere facies facile facio facta facto factum familia officio profecto profectus sacerdos