Etymology and origin of the Latin word facibilis
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- Formation
- Derivation
- Ultimate origin
- Latin faciō
Etymology tree
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From the same root
Forms
facibilis (neuter facibile); third-declension adjective[1][2]
Etymology
It is from Latin faciō (“to do, make”), an adjective formed in Medieval Latin.[2]
Earliest recorded meaning
Du Cange cites it from a register of the Paris Chambre des Comptes: “licet praemissa difficilia sint, sunt tamen facibilia” (although the matters above are difficult, they can still be done).[1]
Meanings
Adjective
References
- ^ a b c du Cange, Charles du Fresne, et al. (1883–1887), Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, augmented ed. by Léopold Favre, Niort: L. Favre
- ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
Cite this entry
“Facibilis.” Etymologically, 25 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/la/facibilis. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
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