Where does “fay neant” come from?
fay neant (Old French) comes from Old French feignant, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
fay neant (Old French): faineant; lazybones
Ancestry of “fay neant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | feignant | idler |
| 2 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 3 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
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