Where does “fallir” come from?
fallir (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fallir (Catalan): to fail; to lack, be missing
Definitions
- to fail; to lack, be missing
Ancestry of “fallir”, step by step
fallir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin fallire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fallire | — |
| 2 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via Latin fallēre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fallēre | — |