French word faction comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, and later Proto-Italic *fakiō (To make.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dʰeh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *fakiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To make. |
| facio | Romanian (ron) | |
| facio | Latin (lat) | I appoint.. I do. I make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect. I make, produce, compose. |
| hacer | Spanish (spa) | (reflexive) to become; to get. (reflexive) to get used to. To do, to make. To play (a part in a play). |
| factus | Latin (lat) | |
| factionem | Latin (lat) | |
| faction | French (fra) | (politics) a faction; specifically one which causes trouble. A watchman. Act of keeping watch. |