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French
Etymology
Literally, “doing way”, with the positioning of the present participle after its complement which was frequent in Old French (the modern French equivalent would be faisant chemin). Compare tambour battant, Belle au bois dormant.
Pronunciation
Adverb
chemin faisant
- on the way
- Synonym: en cours de route
References
- ^ Léopold Constans (1890) Chrestomathie de l'ancien français (IXe-XVe siècles) (in French), page 15