Where does “failance” come from?

failance (English) comes from Old French faillance, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.

failance (English): fault; failure; omission

Definitions

  1. fault; failure; omission

Ancestry of “failance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaillance—
2Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
3Latinfallēre—
Every word from Latin fallēre →Every word from Old French faillir →Every word from Old French faillance →