Affect Definition
Origin of Affect
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From Anglo-Norman affecter (“strive after”), Middle French affecter (“feign”), and their source, Latin affectāre (“to strive after, aim to do, pursue, imitate with dissimulation, feign”), frequentative of afficere (“to act upon, influence”) (see Etymology 1, above).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle French affecter, French affecter, and its source, the participle stem of Latin afficere (“to act upon, influence, affect, attack with disease”), from ad- + facere (“to make, do”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English affect, from Latin affectus, adfectus (“a state of mind or body produced by some (external) influence, especially sympathy or love”), from afficere (“to act upon, influence”)
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Middle English affecten from Latin affectāre to strive after frequentative of afficere affect- to affect, influence affect1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English affecten from Latin afficere affect- to do to, act on ad- ad- facere to do dhē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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