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The word efficient
contains the following parts:
ef-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix ef-
is an assimilated form of the prefix ex-, used before roots beginning with f, such as "fac" and "fus." See ex-.
Example words:
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artificial, beneficial, benefit, deficient, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, infect, manufacture, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
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The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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