Where does “faltar” come from?
faltar (Catalan) comes from Catalan falta, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
faltar (Catalan): to be lacking; to be left, to remain; to be...
Definitions
- to be lacking; to be left, to remain; to be...
Ancestry of “faltar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | falta | fault; error; mistake; absent; lacking; missing |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 3 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |