Where does “feinter” come from?
feinter (English) comes from English feint, from French feint, from Old French feint, from Latin fictus, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.
feinter (English): Someone who feints
Definitions
- Someone who feints
Ancestry of “feinter”, step by step
feinter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feint | To make a feint, or mock attack; Feigned;... |
| 2 | French | feint | past participle of feindre; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | feint | feigned; negligent; sluggish |
| 4 | Latin | fictus | feigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having... |
| 5 | Latin | fīgere | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | to stick into, pierce |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |