efficit

Efficit is the third-person singular present active indicative form of the Latin verb efficere, meaning to bring about, effect, or accomplish. The corresponding infinitive is efficere, and the perfect passive participle is effectus. The verb belongs to the third conjugation of Latin verbs with the characteristic -io form in the present system; principal parts are efficere, efficio, effeci, effectus (often listed in the order efficio, efficere, effeci, effectus).

Etymology and morphology: efficio is built from the prefix ex- (out, forth) joined to facere (to make), yielding a core sense of making out or producing. The -fic- element conveys “to make” or “to do,” and the resulting forms feed a family of Latin and Romance words centered on producing results or effects.

Usage: In classical Latin, efficere is used to denote bringing about a result or accomplishing something. It can take a direct object in the accusative (to bring about something) or appear in ut-clauses expressing purpose or result, often with subordinate verbs in the subjunctive mood. As a form, efficit simply states that “he/she/it effects” the action.

English derivatives: The Latin verb is the source of several English words concerned with producing results, including efficient and efficiency (through related participial forms such as efficax/efficiens) and efficacy, as well as the common noun effect linked to the same root. In scholarly contexts, effi ciency and related terms trace their lineage to the same Latin concept of producing a desired result.