fac/fect

make, do

Spelled fac, fect · facere 'to make, do'

Latin facere meant make or do: factories make goods, manufacture once meant making by hand, and a defect is something made awry.

Words built from it

affect — to have an influence on
af- (toward; form of ad-) + fect (do)
effect — a result brought about by a cause
ef- (out; form of ex-) + fect (make)
defect — a flaw or imperfection
de- (away from) + fect (made)
perfect — made completely without flaw
per- (thoroughly) + fect (made)
factory — a building where goods are made
fac (make) + -tory (place of)
manufacture — to make goods on a large scale
manu (hand) + fact (make)
sufficient — enough for a purpose
suf- (up to; form of sub-) + fic (make) + -ient
deficient — lacking something necessary
de- (away, down) + fic (make) + -ient

facet — from Latin facies 'face, form' by way of Old French facette, not from facere 'to make'