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efficax.

efficacious, effectual, powerful, efficient

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈɛf.fɪ.kaːks]Classical-Latin[ˈɛf.fi.kaks]
  1. efficacious, effectual, powerful, efficient

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- 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 efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin efficāx From efficiō (“to make out, work out”) + -āx (“inclined to”).

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