Etymology of the English word factotum
the English word
factotumderived from the Medieval Latin word
factotumderived from the Latin word
fac! (I do!)
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-derived from the Latin word
totumderived from the Latin word
totus (whole, all, entire)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teuta-Date
The earliest known usage of factotum in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
factotum, French
factotum, German
Faktotum, Norwegian
faktotum, Swedish
faktotumUsage
Word found in Modern English
