Reconstruction:Latin/contrafacio

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

contrā +‎ faciō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontraˈfatt͡ʃo/

Verb

*contrāfaciō (present infinitive *contrāfacere, perfect active *contrāfēcī, supine *contrāfactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. counterfeit

Descendants

• Italian: contraffare
• Old French: contrefaire, countrefaire
  • English: counterfeit
  • French: contrefaire
• Portuguese: contrafazer
• Romanian: contraface
• Spanish: contrahacer

References

• Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 15