LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation

contrāfaciō

*contrāfaciō (present infinitive *contrāfacere, perfect active *contrāfēcī, supine *contrāfactum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructioncounterfeit

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincontrāfaciō

Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin *contrāfaciō From contrā + faciō.

Descendants
  • Italiancontraffare
  • Englishcounterfeitfrom Old French contrefaire
  • Frenchcontrefairefrom Old French contrefaire
  • Portuguesecontrafazer
  • Romaniancontraface
  • Spanishcontrahacer

Quick answers

What does contrāfaciō mean in Latin?
contrāfaciō, a verb, means “counterfeit”.
What are the principal parts of contrāfaciō?
contrāfaciō, *contrāfacere, *contrāfēcī (third (-iō variant) conjugation).
Where does contrāfaciō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contrāfaciō.