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Where does “falsifiëren” come from?

falsifiëren (Dutch) comes from French falsifier, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falsifiëren (Dutch): to falsify

Definitions

  1. to falsify

Ancestry of “falsifiëren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfalsifierto falsify
2Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
3Latinfallō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falsifiëren”

  • falsifieerbaarheidscriterium
  • falsifieerbaar
  • falsifieerbaarheid
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