Where does “fallar” come from?
fallar (Catalan) comes from Catalan falla, from Vulgar Latin facla, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.
fallar (Catalan): to miss; to fail; to let down
Definitions
- to miss; to fail; to let down
Ancestry of “fallar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | falla | constructions of inflammable materials, based in... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | facla | — |
| 3 | Latin | facula | small torch |
| 4 | Latin | fax | torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʷʰeh₂k- | to shine |