fatigue (French)

Where does "fatigue" come from?

The word 'fatigue' is a deverbal noun derived directly from the French verb 'fatiguer'. It functions to describe the states of 'tiredness', 'fatigue', or 'weariness'. This noun form captures the essence of the action verb from which it originates.

Full etymology tree

• fatigue (French), 'tiredness'
  • deverbal fatiguer (French), 'to tire'
    • borrowed fatīgāre (Latin), 'inflection of fatīgō:'

Updated July 2026

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