Middle English word affere comes from Latin facere, Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Old French a-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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facere | Latin (lat) | |
ad | Latin (lat) | (direction) toward, to, on, up to, for. |
a- | Old French (fro) | (by extension) indicating a change of state. Indicating movement towards something. Intensifying prefix. |
faire | Old French (fro) | To do. |
afaire | Old French (fro) | Character; disposition. Problem; difficulty. Situation; event. |
afere | Middle English (enm) |