counterfeit的词源

英文词源

counterfeit (v.)

late 13c., from Old French contrefait "imitated" (Modern French contrefait), past participle of contrefaire "imitate," from contre- "against" (see contra-) + faire "to make, to do" (from Latin facere; see factitious). Medieval Latin contrafactio meant "setting in opposition or contrast." Related: Counterfeited; counterfeiting. The noun and adjective are from late 14c.

中文词源

counterfeit：伪造

counter-, 相对。-feit, 同fact, 做。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：counterfeit 词源，counterfeit 含义。

counterfeit：仿制品，伪造物 

来源于拉丁语中由前缀contra-(相反,相对)和基本动词facere(做,作)组成的contrafacere(伪造), 进入古法语为contrefaire,在盎格鲁-诺曼底语中为countrefeter,进入英语为counterfeit。

词根词缀： counter-相反,相对 + feit(= -fac- )做,作