Where does “feignant” come from?
feignant (French) comes from French feindre, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
feignant (French): present participle of feindre; lazy, idle; idler,...
Definitions
- present participle of feindre; lazy, idle; idler,...
Ancestry of “feignant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | feindre | to fake; to feign |
| 2 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 3 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
Words derived from “feignant”