Where does “defailance” come from?
defailance (English) comes from French défaillance, from Middle French defaillance, from Middle French -ance — -ance.
defailance (English): failure; miscarriage
Ancestry of “defailance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | défaillance | fainting spell; faintness; dizziness; weakness;... |
| 2 | Middle French | defaillance | failure; lapse |
| 3 | Middle French | -ance | -ance |