Where does “falladow” come from?
falladow (Cornish) comes from Cornish fall, from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falladow (Cornish): failure
Definitions
- failure
Ancestry of “falladow”, step by step
falladow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish fall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | fall | failure, loss |
| 2 | Old French | falir | to fail; to err; to make a mistake |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fallire | — |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via Cornish adow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | adow | — |