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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

  1. to fail; to lack, be missing

Ancestry of “fallir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfallire—
2Latinfallō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “fallir”

  • fallar
  • falla
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