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Where does “falsificationist” come from?

falsificationist (English) comes from English falsification, from English false, from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falsificationist (English): Of a philosophy, using experiment and observation...

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  1. Of a philosophy, using experiment and observation...

Ancestry of “falsificationist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfalsificationthe act of falsifying, or making false; a...
2EnglishfalseUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based...
3Germanfalschfalse, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged
4Italianfalsofalse; sham; forgery
5Polishfałszywyfalse
6Polishfałszdeceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity
7Middle High Germanvalsch—
8Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
9Latinfallō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
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