Where does “faute” come from?
faute (Latin) comes from Latin fautus, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
faute (Latin): vocative masculine singular of fautus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of fautus
Ancestry of “faute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fautus | favoured |
| 2 | Latin | faveō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |