Facility
/fəˈsɪl.ɪ.ti/noun
Ease in doing something; also a place or building designed for a specific purpose.
Did you know?Facility comes from Latin *facilitās*, from *facilis* meaning “easy,” and that word is tied to *facere*, “to do, make,” a root that also powers a huge family of action-words.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeh₁-
“to put, place, do, make”
Latin
Latin
facere
“to do, make, perform”
Latin
Latin
facilis
“easy to do, pliant, manageable”
Latin
Latin
facilitās
“ease, freedom from difficulty”
Old French
Old French
facilité
“ease, readiness”
Middle English
English
facilite
“ease, readiness”
Modern English
English
facility
“ease in doing something; a building or place designed for a purpose”