Etymology of the French word fente
the Old French word
fentederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*finditaderived from the Latin word
findere (to cleave; split, cleave, divide)
Date
The earliest known usage of fente in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
fentonDerivations in other languages
English
vent, Romanian
fantăUsage
Word found in Old French
