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
- past participle of faire; alternative form of...
Ancestry of “fait”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | fet | past participle of fere; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | factum | fact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “fait”