Where does “falšovatel” come from?
falšovatel (Czech) comes from Czech falšovat, from Czech faleš, from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falšovatel (Czech): falsifier
Ancestry of “falšovatel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | falšovat | to falsify, to fake, to forge |
| 2 | Czech | faleš | — |
| 3 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 4 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 5 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 6 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 7 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 8 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 9 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |