English word difficult comes from Latin facilis (Easy. That may or can be done or made.), Latin -ius, Latin dis-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| facilis | Latin (lat) | Easy. That may or can be done or made. |
| -ius | Latin (lat) | Genitive suffix for some irregular pronouns. Forming adjectives from nouns. |
| dis- | Latin (lat) | Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly. |
| difficilis | Latin (lat) | (of character) obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage. Difficult, troublesome. |
| difficul | Latin (lat) | |
| difficultas | Latin (lat) | Difficulty, distress, trouble. |
| difficulté | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Difficulty. |
| difficultee | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| difficulty | English (eng) | An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.. Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning. The state of being difficult, or hard to do. |
| difficult | English (eng) | (obsolete) Unable or unwilling.. (often, _, of a, person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. (obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex. |