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.
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Ancestry of “falsificationist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | falsification | the act of falsifying, or making false; a... |
| 2 | English | false | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based... |
| 3 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 4 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 5 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 6 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 7 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 8 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 9 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |