Where does “fautif” come from?

fautif (French) comes from French -if, from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

fautif (French): incorrect; wrong; erroneous; faulty;...

Definitions

  1. incorrect; wrong; erroneous; faulty;...

Ancestry of “fautif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-if-ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...
2Middle French-if-ive
3Old French-if-ive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “fautif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from French -if →
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