'facility' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'facilitas,' where 'facilis' meant 'easy.'

'facilitas' transformed into the Old French word 'facilité,' and eventually became the modern English word 'facility' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'ease or easiness,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'a place provided for a particular purpose' and 'an ability to do something easily.'