Where does “contrefaire” come from?

contrefaire (French) comes from Old French contrefaire, from Latin contrāfaciō — counterfeit.

contrefaire (French): to forge, counterfeit; to imitate, mimic; to...

Definitions

  1. to forge, counterfeit; to imitate, mimic; to...

Ancestry of “contrefaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcontrefaireto counterfeit
2Latincontrāfaciōcounterfeit

Words derived from “contrefaire

Every word from Latin contrāfaciōEvery word from Old French contrefaire