noun · femininefirst declension
efficācia
efficācia f (genitive efficāciae)
Classical[ɛf.fɪˈkaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[ef.fiˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]
Meaning
- efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency
- virtue
- power
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | efficācia | efficāciae |
| genitive | efficāciae | efficāciārum |
| dative | efficāciae | efficāciīs |
| accusative | efficāciam | efficāciās |
| ablative | efficāciā | efficāciīs |
| vocative | efficācia | efficāciae |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
effĭcācĭa, ae, f. efficax,
I. efficacy, efficiency, virtue (post-Aug.), Plin. 11, 5, 4, § 12; Amm. 14, 8, 5; 16, 12, 25; Vulg. Sirach, 9, 4; Lact. de Ira D. 10, 37.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinefficācia
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 Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin efficācia From efficāx + -ia.
Descendants
- Catalaneficàcia
- Italianefficacia
- Portugueseeficácia
- Spanisheficacia