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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
2Latinfallēre—

Words derived from “failer”

  • failure
  • nonfailure
  • postfailure
  • failureproof
Every word from Latin fallēre →