Etymology of the English word fashion
the English word
fashionderived from the Old French word
façonderived from the Latin word
factio (party, faction; partisanship)
derived from the Latin word
factum (fact, deed, act)
derived from the Latin word
factus (made)
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 English word
factualDate
The earliest known usage of fashion in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
fashionable,
fashioner,
fashioned,
fashioningDerivations in other languages
Italian
fashionCognates
French
facon, German
Fasson, Norwegian
fasong, Swedish
fasonUsage
Word found in Modern English
