French word fois comes from Proto-Indo-European *weig-, and later Latin vice (In place of, subordinate to.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *weig- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| vice | Latin (lat) | In place of, subordinate to. |
| vices | Latin (lat) | |
| feiz | Old French (fro) | Time; instance; occasion. |
| foys | Middle French (frm) | Time; occasion; occurrence. |
| fois | French (fra) | (arithmetic) times, multiplied by. Time, an instance of something happening; a repetition. |