Where does “failance” come from?
failance (English) comes from Old French faillance, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
failance (English): fault; failure; omission
Ancestry of “failance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | faillance | — |
| 2 | Old French | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 3 | Latin | fallēre | — |