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Where does “defaicte” come from?

defaicte (Middle French) comes from Latin defectus, from Latin deficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

defaicte (Middle French): defeat

Definitions

  1. defeat

Ancestry of “defaicte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindefectusfailure; absence; weakness, failing, defect
2LatindeficioI withdraw; I forsake, desert or abandon; I fail,...
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 “defaicte”

  • defect
  • indefectible
  • defectology
  • defectless
  • indefectibly
  • defectible
  • defectious
  • redefect
  • fido
  • defects
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