Where does “faultfind” come from?
faultfind (English) comes from English faultfinding, from English fault, from Middle English faulte, from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
faultfind (English): To find fault
Definitions
- To find fault
Ancestry of “faultfind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faultfinding | Excessive or petty criticism; Tending to find... |
| 2 | English | fault | A defect; something that detracts from... |
| 3 | Middle English | faulte | — |
| 4 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 6 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 7 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |