Etymology of the English word discomfit
the English word
discomfitderived from the Old French word
desconfitderived from the Old French word
desconfirederived from the Old French word
confirederived 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 discomfit in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
discomfited,
discomfitingUsage
Word found in Modern English
