Where does “counterfeit” come from?

Counterfeit comes from Old French countrefait, meaning made in imitation or falsely made, from Old French contrefait.

counterfeit (English): False, especially of money; intended to deceive...

Definitions

  1. False, especially of money; intended to deceive...

Ancestry of “counterfeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcontrefaireto counterfeit
2Latincontrāfaciōcounterfeit

Words derived from “counterfeit”

Every word from Latin contrāfaciō →Every word from Old French contrefaire →