Where does “falla” come from?
falla (Chavacano) comes from Spanish fallar, from Spanish fallá, from Catalan falla, from Vulgar Latin facla, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.
falla (Chavacano): to fail; to malfunction
Definitions
- to fail; to malfunction
Ancestry of “falla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fallar | to fail; to crash or break down; to let down |
| 2 | Spanish | fallá | flaw |
| 3 | Catalan | falla | constructions of inflammable materials, based in... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facla | — |
| 5 | Latin | facula | small torch |
| 6 | Latin | fax | torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʷʰeh₂k- | to shine |