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faktor.

factor (one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfak.tɔr//ˈfak.tɔr/Middle, Polish[ˈfak.tɔr]
  1. factor (one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. factor (strength of a protective ingredient in cosmetics)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. factor (bank that deals with factoring)

    inanimate · masculine
  4. synonym of czynnik (“factor”) (any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin factorlbor. Polish faktor Learned borrowing from Latin factor. First attested in 1588. Compare Silesian faktōr.

noun/ˈfak.tɔr//ˈfak.tɔr/Middle, Polish[ˈfak.tɔr]
  1. synonym of pośrednik

    archaic · masculine · person
  2. synonym of pośrednik intermediary in courtship or monetary dealings

    archaic · masculine · person
  3. synonym of pełnomocnik

    masculine · obsolete · person
  4. synonym of listonosz

    masculine · obsolete · person
  5. synonym of oficjalista

    masculine · obsolete · person
  6. member of the court's servants who sells court household goods

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin factorlbor. Polish faktor Learned borrowing from Latin factor. First attested in 1588. Compare Silesian faktōr.

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