Where does “falšovat” come from?
falšovat (Czech) comes from Czech faleš, from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falšovat (Czech): to falsify, to fake, to forge
Definitions
- to falsify, to fake, to forge
Ancestry of “falšovat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | faleš | deceit |
| 2 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 3 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 4 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 5 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 6 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 7 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 8 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |