English
faintward
From faint + -ward.
Formed from faint + -ward
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- ‘to mold’
Latin fingere ‘to touch, handle, form, shape, frame, form in…’
Old French faint
Middle English faynt ‘weak’
English faint
Today it means
adj Towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / faintward