Effectual
/ɪˈfɛk.tʃu.əl/noun
Producing the intended result; effective.
Did you know?Effectual comes from Latin effectus, “accomplished” or “brought about,” ultimately tied to facere, “to do” — the same ancient root behind a huge family of words about making, causing, and acting.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeh₁-
“to put, do, place”
Latin
Latin
facere
“to do, make”
Latin
Latin
effectus
“accomplished, brought about; result”
Old French
Old French
effectuel
“effective, actual”
Middle English
English
effectual
“effective, having the power to produce a result”
Modern English
English
effectual
“producing or capable of producing a desired effect”