Where does “fakulti” come from?
fakulti (Malay) comes from English faculty, from Middle English faculte, from Old French faculte, from Latin facultās, from Proto-Italic fakelitāts.
fakulti (Malay): faculty
Definitions
- faculty
Ancestry of “fakulti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faculty | The academic staff at schools, colleges,... |
| 2 | Middle English | faculte | Power, skill, capability, capacity; the amount... |
| 3 | Old French | faculte | — |
| 4 | Latin | facultās | ability to do any thing easily, skill, capacity, power |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fakelitāts | — |