Where does “feint” come from?

Feint comes from French feint, the past participle of French feindre, from Latin fingere meaning to shape or fashion, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-.

feint (English): To make a feint, or mock attack; Feigned;...

Definitions

  1. To make a feint, or mock attack; Feigned;...

Ancestry of “feint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfeintpast participle of feindre; third-person singular...
2Old Frenchfeintfeigned; negligent; sluggish
3Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
4Latinfīgere—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “feint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Latin fīgere →Every word from Latin fictus →