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Where does “failer” come from?
failer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
Ancestry of “failer”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
faillir
alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
2
Latin
fallēre
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Words derived from “failer”
failure
nonfailure
postfailure
failureproof
failureless
microfailure
semifailure
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