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English word affect comes from Latin faciendus, Latin ad- (To.), Latin facio, Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) affecter
faciendus (Latin)
ad- (Latin)
To.
facio (Latin)
I appoint.. I do. I make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect. I make, produce, compose.
affecter (Middle French)
affecter (Anglo-Norman)
afficere (Latin)
afficio (Latin)
I attack, afflict, weaken, impair. I influence, have an effect on. I treat, manage, handle.
affecten (Middle English)
affect (English)
(transitive) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).. (transitive) To influence or alter.. (transitive) To move to emotion.. (transitive, archaic) To assign; to appoint.. (transitive, archaic) To dispose or incline.. (transitive, archaic) To tend to by affinity or disposition.