Where does “counterfesance” come from?

counterfesance (English) comes from Old French contrefaisance, from Old French contrefaire, from Latin contrāfaciō — counterfeit.

counterfesance (English): forgery

Definitions

  1. forgery

Ancestry of “counterfesance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcontrefaisance—
2Old Frenchcontrefaireto counterfeit
3Latincontrāfaciōcounterfeit
Every word from Latin contrāfaciō →Every word from Old French contrefaire →Every word from Old French contrefaisance →