Where does “fait” come from?

fait (Middle French) comes from Old French fet, from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

fait (Middle French): past participle of faire; alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of faire; alternative form of...

Ancestry of “fait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfetpast participle of fere; third-person singular...
2Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “fait”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Latin factum →Every word from Old French fet →