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Stage 1 of 2
afficere
Latin · ancient
"to do something to, to influence"
to do something to, to influence, from ad- (to) and facere (to do, make)
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Stage 2 of 2
affect
English · 1400s
"to have an influence on someone or something"
settled as the English word for having an influence on someone or something
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