Where does “defalcation” come from?
Defalcation comes from Latin defalcationem, noun form of defalcatio, from the verb defalco meaning to cut down or reduce, derived from falx meaning sickle, with the prefix de-.
defalcation (English): The act of cancelling part of a claim by...
Definitions
- The act of cancelling part of a claim by...
Ancestry of “defalcation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēfalcātiōnem | — |
| 2 | Latin | dēfalcātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēfalcō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |