affair

ad (Latin)

(direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.

a- (Old French)

(by extension) indicating a change of state. Indicating movement towards something. Intensifying prefix.

facere (Latin)

faire (Old French)

To do.

afaire (Old French)

Character; disposition. Problem; difficulty. Situation; event.

affere (Middle English)

affair (English)

(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.. (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.. (slang, now, rare) The (male or female) genitals.. A material object (vaguely designated).. A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.. A person with whom someone has [...]