Where does “свершившийся факт” come from?
свершившийся факт (Russian) comes from Russian факт, from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
свершившийся факт (Russian): fait accompli; done deal
Definitions
- fait accompli; done deal
Ancestry of “свершившийся факт”, step by step
свершившийся факт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian факт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | факт | fact |
| 2 | Latin | factum | fact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Russian сверши́вшийся
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сверши́вшийся | — |