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Where does “maufait” come from?

maufait (Old French) comes from Latin malefactum — nominative neuter singular of malefactus;...

maufait (Old French): evil act; evil deed

Definitions

  1. evil act; evil deed

Ancestry of “maufait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmalefactumnominative neuter singular of malefactus;...
Every word from Latin malefactum →