Where does “maintefoys” come from?
maintefoys (Middle French) comes from Old French maintes foiz, from Old French foiz, from Old French feiz, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
maintefoys (Middle French): often
Ancestry of “maintefoys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | maintes foiz | often |
| 2 | Old French | foiz | time; instance; occurrence |
| 3 | Old French | feiz | time; instance; occasion |
| 4 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |