English word affair comes from Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Old French (842-ca. 1400) a-, Latin facere
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ad | Latin (lat) | (direction) toward, to, on, up to, for. |
a- | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (by extension) indicating a change of state. Indicating movement towards something. Intensifying prefix. |
facere | Latin (lat) | |
faire | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To do. |
afaire | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Character; disposition. Problem; difficulty. Situation; event. |
affere | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
affair | English (en) | (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 [...] |