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

  1. vocative masculine singular of fautus

Ancestry of “faute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfautusfavoured
2Latinfaveōto be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →Every word from Latin faveō →Every word from Latin fautus →