Where does “factoring” come from?
Factoring derives from English factor, from Middle French facteur, from Latin factor meaning "one who does or makes," from the verb facio meaning "to do or make," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
factoring (English): A financial transaction whereby a business sells...
Definitions
- A financial transaction whereby a business sells...
Ancestry of “factoring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | factor | A doer, maker; a person who does things for... |
| 2 | Middle French | facteur | — |
| 3 | Latin | factor | One who or which does or makes something; doer,... |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |