fac / fact / fect / fic
to make, to do
Latin · facere / factus
Latin facere became fact, fect and fic inside English words. The root shows something made or done: a factory makes goods, an effect is what an action makes happen.
Memory trick
Fac is a factory: raw things go in, made things come out.
Words from this root
- factory (fact + ory) — a place where goods are madeकारखाना
- manufacture (manu + fact + ure) — to make goods, originally by handनिर्माण करना
- artifact (arti + fact) — an object made by skilled peopleहस्तनिर्मित वस्तु
- artificial (arti + fic + ial) — made by people, not naturalकृत्रिम, बनावटी
- benefactor (bene + fact + or) — a person who does good by giving helpउपकारी, दानदाता
- beneficent (bene + fic + ent) — doing good, kindपरोपकारी, दयालु
- confection (con + fect + ion) — a sweet made by mixing things togetherमिठाई, मिश्रित मिठाई
- confectioner (con + fect + ion + er) — a person who makes sweetsहलवाई, मिठाई बनाने वाला
- perfect (per + fect) — completely done, without faultपूर्ण, परिपूर्ण
- effect (ef + fect) — result of something doneप्रभाव, असर
- aftereffect (after + ef + fect) — a result that appears laterबाद का असर
- sufficient (suf + fic + ient) — made enough, adequateपर्याप्त
- infection (in + fect + ion) — illness caused by germs getting inसंक्रमण
- affection (af + fect + ion) — a feeling of fondness toward someoneस्नेह, लगाव