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Where does “faktum” come from?

faktum (Swedish) comes from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

faktum (Swedish): a fact

Definitions

  1. a fact

Ancestry of “faktum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “faktum”

  • kontrafaktisk
  • faktisk
  • faktaruta
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