effort
English
/ˈɛfət/, /ˈɛfɚt/
noun
Definitions
- The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- An endeavour.
- A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French effort derived from Old French esfort derived from Latin *exfortiō, ex (out of, from, out, thoroughly, out from, without, delete, cross out, throughout, away).
Origin
Latin
ex
Gloss
out of, from, out, thoroughly, out from, without, delete, cross out, throughout, away
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- astonish English
- countereffort English
- effortful English
- effortfully English
- effortfulness English
- effortless English
- effortlessly English
- effortlessness English
- ex contractu English
- ex delicto English
- ex- English
- ex-directory English
- exolete English
- extenuating English
- exthorio English
- *exaurare Latin
- *excadeo, *excadēre, *excadeō Latin
- *excadō Latin
- *excambiāre Latin
- *excambiō Latin
- *excampare Latin
- *excoāctiāre Latin
- *exfortiāre Latin
- *exfortiō Latin
- *exlītigāre Latin
- *expingere Latin
- *extaliō Latin
- *extroculāre Latin
- *exvellere Latin
- *exwardare Latin
- bis Latin
- cambiō Latin
- deex Latin
- ecce Latin
- ex Latin
- exaurare Latin
- excommūnicāre Latin
- excurare Latin
- exeligere Latin
- exinanio Latin
- exiuro Latin
- exos Latin
- expeiuro Latin
- sapio Latin
- wardare Latin
- ciarlare Italian
- esecutore Italian
- scipito Italian
- effort French
- éployer French
- экспромт Russian
- esfuerzo Spanish, Castilian
- ex- Spanish, Castilian
- expectorar Spanish, Castilian
- sobreesfuerzo Spanish, Castilian
- sobresfuerzo Spanish, Castilian
- αὔρα Ancient Greek
- ἐκ Ancient Greek
- *eǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- -ing Middle English
- esfort Old French
- esventail Old French
- res- Old French
- el Esperanto
- eks Serbo-Croatian
- екс Serbo-Croatian
- es- Catalan, Valencian
- esdevenir Catalan, Valencian
- effort Middle French
- ex Old Portuguese
- sbintari Sicilian
- scassari Sicilian
- scìpitu Sicilian
- spillonga Sicilian
- sputtusari Sicilian