Where does “fave” come from?
fave (English) comes from English favorite, from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit, from Italian favorito, from Italian favorire, from Italian favore, from Latin favor, from Latin -or — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
fave (English): Favorite or favourite
Definitions
- Favorite or favourite
Ancestry of “fave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | favorite | Alternative form of favourite |
| 2 | Middle French | favorit | favored one |
| 3 | Old French | favorit | — |
| 4 | Italian | favorito | favourite; mollycoddle; teacher's pet |
| 5 | Italian | favorire | to favour, to favor, to help, to aid, to support;... |
| 6 | Italian | favore | favour |
| 7 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 8 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |