The word for today is…
facility (noun):
1: the quality of being easily performed
2: ease in performance : aptitude
3: readiness of compliance
4 a(1)
: something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier
—usually used in plural
(2): lavatory
—often used in plural
b: something (such as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : English isn’t always easy, but the origin of facilitate is nothing but: the word traces back to the Latin adjective facilis, meaning “easy.” Other descendants of facilis in English include facile (“easy to do”), facility (“the quality of being easily performed”), faculty (“ability”), and difficult (from dis- plus facilis, which equals “not easy”). English isn’t the only Latin-influenced language that has facilis to thank for “easy” words: the word for “easy” is facil in both Spanish and Portuguese, and facile in both Italian and French. The way that facilitating something makes it “easy” (or “easier,” as it were) can be likened to paving a road to make traveling to one’s destination smoother. Similarly, when we say, for example, that applying a healthy layer of mulch around the base of a newly planted tree facilitates robust growth, we mean that it (figuratively) paves the way for, or brings about, the sapling’s success.
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