Where does “défaiseur” come from?
défaiseur (French) comes from French défaire, from Middle French desfaire, from Old French desfaire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
défaiseur (French): agent noun of défaire; undoer
Definitions
- agent noun of défaire; undoer
Ancestry of “défaiseur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | défaire | to take down, take apart, dismantle; to undo,... |
| 2 | Middle French | desfaire | to undo; to undo; to untie |
| 3 | Old French | desfaire | to undo; to defeat |
| 4 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |