Where does “feignful” come from?
feignful (English) comes from English feign, from Middle English feynen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
feignful (English): False; feigned
Definitions
- False; feigned
Ancestry of “feignful”, step by step
feignful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feign
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feign | To make a false show or pretence of; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | feynen | To make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,... |
| 3 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 4 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |