Latin word root · Form & Making

fac-: making, doing

fac- is a Latin root meaning “making, doing”. Learn its variants and explore 6 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: making, doing

Root forms: fac-, fic-, fact-, fect-, -fy

Source word: faciō — to do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing)

Word family and examples

• benefit

  an advantage or profit gained from something

• fiction

  literature describing imaginary events and people

• manufacture

  to make something on a large scale using machinery

• verify

  to make sure or demonstrate that something is true

• defect

  a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack

• magnify

  to make something appear larger than it is

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