fator

1. (masculine) factor; doer; maker
2. (masculine) factor; influence
3. (masculine) factor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/faˈtoʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: factor

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Doublet of feitor. Piecewise doublet of fazedor.

Concepts

factor

component

element

item

portion

rate

section

part

thing

constituent

ingredient

Synonyms

componente

parte

factor

fazedor

Translations

factor

fattore

facteur

Faktor

czynnik

factor

παράγοντας

component

factor

elemento

point

عامِل

componente

στοιχείο

Teil