Where does “faux frais” come from?
faux frais (French) comes from French frais, from Middle French frais, from Old French freis, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.
faux frais (French): ancillary or incidental costs
Definitions
- ancillary or incidental costs
Ancestry of “faux frais”, step by step
faux frais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French frais
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | frais | fresh; cool; recent, something that has just... |
| 2 | Middle French | frais | fresh |
| 3 | Old French | freis | fresh; new |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *friscum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |
via French faux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faux | false; untrue; false; not real; badly;... |
| 2 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 3 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 4 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 5 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |