Where does “falsification” come from?

Falsification derives from Middle English falsificacion, from Old French falsification, from Medieval Latin falsificātiō, ultimately from Latin falsus meaning "deceived" or "made to err."

falsification (English): the act of falsifying, or making false; a...

Definitions

  1. the act of falsifying, or making false; a...

Ancestry of “falsification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfalseUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based...
2Germanfalschfalse, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged
3Italianfalsofalse; sham; forgery
4Polishfałszywyfalse
5Polishfałszdeceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity
6Middle High Germanvalsch
7Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
8Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falsification

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-