French word parfait comes from Latin faciendus, Latin per-, Latin facio, and later German perfekt (Perfect.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| faciendus | Latin (lat) | |
| per- | Latin (lat) | Used to form verbs that are intensive or completive, conveying the idea of doing something all the way through or entirely.. Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very" something. |
| facio | Latin (lat) | I appoint.. I do. I make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect. I make, produce, compose. |
| perficere | Latin (lat) | |
| perficio | Latin (lat) | (by extension) I bring about, cause, effect.. I achieve, accomplish. I carry out, execute, perform.. I finish, complete.. I perfect. |
| perfectus | Latin (lat) | |
| perfekt | German (deu) | Perfect. |
| parfait | French (fra) | Perfect (exactly right) (grammar) perfect tense. |