Etymology of the English word comfit
the English word
comfitderived from the Old French word
comfitderived from the Medieval Latin word
confectumderived from the Latin word
confectus (with her litter)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
conficere (compose; amass, collect; finish off; kill, dispatch; make, construct; prepare)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Date
The earliest known usage of comfit in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
