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Etymology of the English word counterfeiting

the English word counterfeiting
derived from the English word counterfeit
derived from the Old French word contrefait
derived from the Old French word contrefaire
derived from the Latin word contrafacere (act against; counterfeit, forge, fake)
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-
using the Latin prefix contra-
derived from the Latin word contra
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)




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