Etymology of the French word contrefaire
the Old French word
contrefairederived 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
contraderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of contrefaire in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
contrefaiseur,
contrefait,
contrefaisable,
contrefaçonCognates
Catalan
contrafer, Italian
contraffare, Spanish
contrahacerUsage
Word found in Old French
