Where does “faintee” come from?

faintee (English) comes from English faint, from Middle English fainten.

faintee (English): One who faints

Definitions

  1. One who faints

Ancestry of “faintee”, step by step

faintee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English faint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaintLacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose...
2Middle Englishfainten—

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Middle English fainten →