Etymology of the English word default
the English word
defaultderived from the Old French word
defautederived from the Old French word
defaillirderived from the Old French word
faillirderived from the Latin root
*fallirederived from the Latin word
fallere (deceive; slip by; disappoint)
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 Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of default in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
defaulter,
defaulted,
defaultingUsage
Word found in Modern English
