Where does “fainting” come from?
Fainting comes from English faint, from Middle English fainten, from Old French feint, from Old English fēond, from Latin fingere meaning "to shape or form," from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-.
fainting (English): present participle of faint; An act of collapsing...
Definitions
- present participle of faint; An act of collapsing...
Ancestry of “fainting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | feinting | — |
Words derived from “fainting”