afekti.
to affect, put on; feign, pretend
Meaning & usage
to affect, put on; feign, pretend
Lia ŝajna simpatio estas afektita.
to put on airs.
Ĉesu afekti, vi ne estas pli bona ol ni.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English affectbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin afficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin affectārelbor. French affecterbor. ▲ Latin affectō Latin affectāreder. Italian affettarebor. Esperanto afekti Borrowed from English affect, French affecter, and Italian affettare. Compare Spanish afectar, German affektiert.
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