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Where does “fet” come from?

fet (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French fait, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

fet (Anglo-Norman): action, deed; past participle of fere;...

Definitions

  1. action, deed; past participle of fere;...

Ancestry of “fet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaitdoes
2Old Frenchfaireto do
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “fet”

  • feat
  • featness
  • outfeat
  • unfeaty
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