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)

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

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