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Where does “parfait” come from?

parfait (French) comes from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

parfait (French): past participle of parfaire; perfect; perfect...

Definitions

  1. past participle of parfaire; perfect; perfect...

Ancestry of “parfait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperfectusachieved, executed, carried out, finished,...
2Latinperficiō—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “parfait”

  • parfait
  • parfaitement
  • parfait
  • パフェ
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