Where does “false killer whale” come from?
false killer whale (English) comes from English false, from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō — to bend; to lie, deceive.
false killer whale (English): A dolphin of species Pseudorca crassidens, the...
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- A dolphin of species Pseudorca crassidens, the...
Ancestry of “false killer whale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | false | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based... |
| 2 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 3 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 4 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 5 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 6 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 7 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 8 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |