Etymology

defectious

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Today it means: Defective, having defects. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English defect ← Latin dēfectus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latinde-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  9. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  10. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  11. Latinfacio
  12. Latindēficiō
  13. Latindēfectus
  14. Englishdefect
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  17. English todaydefectious

From defect + -ious.

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