forfeit
/ˈfɔːfɪt/FAWR-fit
/ˈfɔɹfɪt/FAWR-fit
Meaningsomething done outside (the law)
Common meaning: to lose as a penalty
- foroutside, out of doorsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 767 · scan
- feitto make; to cause to happenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 716 · scan
‘outside, out of doors’ + ‘to make’ → forfeit
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- for — Latin forīs “outside, out of doors” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- feit — Latin faciō, fēcī, factum “to make; to cause to happen” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin forīs ‘outside, out of doors’ + Latin faciō ‘to make; to cause to happen’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry forīs, p. 767 · dictionary scan
Roots
- faciō, fēcī, factum Latin “to make; to cause to happen”
- forīs Latin “outside, out of doors”
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