Where does “factotum” come from?

Factotum comes from New Latin factotum, derived from Latin fac, the imperative of Latin facio meaning "to do," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to put or place."

factotum (English): A person having many diverse activities or...

Definitions

  1. A person having many diverse activities or...

Ancestry of “factotum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinfactotum—
2Latinfacsecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Latinfacēre—
Every word from Latin facēre →Every word from Latin fac →Every word from New Latin factotum →